| Thomas Barnes | |
|---|---|
| 1st Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office October 6, 1817 – February 6, 1818 | |
| Succeeded by | Edward Turner |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Claiborne County district | |
| In office October 6, 1817 – February 6, 1818Serving with Henry G. Johnston | |
Thomas A. Barnes was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives during the first General Assembly held in Mississippi from October 6, 1817, to February 6, 1818. Barnes had previously been a member of the Legislative Council of the Mississippi Territory representing Clairborne County and was president of the council from 1809 to 1810, then again from 1812 to 1815. In 1815 he resigned due to bad health.
He lived in Port Gibson, Mississippi.
He was involved with negotiations over commerce on the Mississippi River and a proposal for election districting.
References
- "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Oct. 1817-Feb. 1818, 1st Sess.: 3–5, 7, 22–23, 35–36, 407 – via LLMC Digital.
- "Weekly Chronicle". The Natchez Weekly Democrat. July 8, 1809. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1925). History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 475, 498.
- Carter, Clarence Edwin; Bloom, John Porter (1938). The Territorial Papers of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 624–625.
- McCain, William David (1967). "The Journal of Mississippi History".
- "Journal of the Senate of the State of New York". 1819.
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