Thomas Croxton

Thomas Croxton (March 8, 1822 – July 3, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Thomas Croxton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	George T. Garrison
Succeeded by	Thomas H. B. Browne
Personal details
Born	(1822-03-08)March 8, 1822 Tappahannock, Virginia
Died	July 3, 1903(1903-07-03) (aged 81) Tappahannock, Virginia
Resting place	St Johns Episcopal Churchyard[1] Tappahannock, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Occupation	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Captain[2][3]
Unit	General George Pickett's staff
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Biography

Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, Croxton attended primary school there and, later, the Tappahannock and Rappahannock Academies. He graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1842; admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in Tappahannock, Virginia. He served as attorney for the Commonwealth from 1852 to 1865, when he resigned. During the Civil War Croxton served on the staff of General George E. Pickett.

Croxton was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress. After his failure to be reelected, he resumed the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

In 1892, Croxton was elected judge of Essex County, Virginia, and served from 1892 until his resignation in 1901. He died in Tappahannock, Virginia, July 3, 1903 and was interred in St. John's Episcopal Churchyard. There are papers relating to his law practice at the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William and Mary.[4]

Elections

• 1884; Croxton was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 51% of the vote, defeating Republican Robert Murphy Mayo.
• 1886; Croxton lost his re-election bid to Republican Thomas Henry Bayly Browne.

References

1. "Thomas Croxton". Find A Grave. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army: 1861-1865. Washington: U S Government Printing Office. 1891. p. 38.
3. "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Generals and Staff Officers, and Nonregimental Enlisted Men". National Archives. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
4. "Thomas Croxton Papers". Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

• United States Congress. "Thomas Croxton (id: C000950)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Finding aid for the Thomas Croxton Papers

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by George T. Garrison	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district 1885–1887	Succeeded by Thomas H. B. Browne