Thomas Bragg
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| In office November 21, 1861 – March 18, 1862 |
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| Preceded by | Judah P. Benjamin |
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| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Watts |
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| Born | November 9, 1810 Warrenton, North Carolina, USA |
| Died | January 21, 1872 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Thomas Bragg (November 9, 1810 – January 21, 1872) was a North Carolina politician and lawyer. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Cabinet. He was the older brother of General Braxton Bragg.
Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, Bragg attended Warrenton Academy and later graduated from Captain Partridge’s Military Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice out of Jackson, North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly 1842 to 1843 and became prosecuting attorney for Northampton County. He successfully ran for Governor of North Carolina and served from 1855 to 1859. He then took a seat in the United States Senate, serving from 1859 until the start of the Civil War in 1861. He served as chairman of the Committee on Claims in the thirty-sixth congress. He was expelled for siding with the Confederacy. Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed Bragg Attorney General of the Confederate States and served from 1861 until his resignation in 1862. He continued to practice law until his death in 1872. He was interned in Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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| Preceded by Warren Winslow |
Governor of North Carolina 1855 – 1859 |
Succeeded by John Willis Ellis |
| Preceded by David Settle Reid |
United States Senator (Class 2) from North Carolina 1859 – 1861 Served alongside: Thomas Lanier Clingman |
Succeeded by Joseph C. Abbott(a) |
| Preceded by Judah P. Benjamin |
Confederate States Attorney General 1861 – 1862 |
Succeeded by Thomas H. Watts |
| Governors of North Carolina |  |
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| Caswell • Nash • Burke • A. Martin • Caswell • Johnston • A. Martin • Spaight • Ashe • Davie • Williams • Turner • Alexander • Williams • Stone • Smith • Hawkins • Miller • Branch • Franklin • Holmes • Burton • Iredell • Owen • Stokes • Swain • Spaight Jr. • Dudley • Morehead • Graham • Manly • Reid • Winslow • Bragg • Ellis • Clark • Vance • Holden • Worth • Holden • Caldwell • Brogden • Vance • Jarvis • Scales • Fowle • Holt • Carr • Russell • Aycock • Glenn • Kitchin • Craig • Bickett • Morrison • McLean • Gardner • Ehringhaus • Hoey • Broughton • Cherry • W. Scott • Umstead • Hodges • Sanford • Moore • R. Scott • Holshouser • Hunt • J. Martin • Hunt • Easley |
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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