Thomas Telfair
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byWilliam Terrell
Personal details
Born(1780-03-02)March 2, 1780
Savannah, Province of Georgia
DiedFebruary 18, 1818(1818-02-18) (aged 37)
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Parent
Alma materCollege of New Jersey
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Thomas Telfair (March 2, 1780 – February 18, 1818) was a United States representative from Georgia. Born in Savannah, the third of four sons of Governor Edward Telfair, he graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1805. He went on to study law in Connecticut,[1] was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Savannah.

Telfair was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 13th and 14th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1817. He died in February 1818 at the age of 37.[2]

Like his father's before him, Thomas Telfair's remains were likely interred at the family's plantation and moved, many years later, to Savannah's Evergreen Cemetery. The cemetery was established in 1846; in the 20th century its name was changed to Bonaventure, for the original plantation on the site.

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Charles J. "Telfair Family." New Georgia Encyclopedia. May 26, 2015. Web. August 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ibid. August 30, 2015.
  • Telfair Family in the New Georgia Encyclopedia
  • United States Congress. "Thomas Telfair (id: T000115)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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