Thomas J. Strait

Thomas Jefferson Strait
Thomas Jefferson Strait
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from South Carolina's 5th district
	In office; March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899
Preceded by	John J. Hemphill
Succeeded by	David E. Finley
Member of the South Carolina Senate
	In office; 1890 – 1893
Personal details
Born	December 25, 1846; Chester District, South Carolina
Died	April 18, 1924 (aged 77); Lancaster, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Katherine Lathrop
Alma mater	South Carolina Medical College
Occupation	physician
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1862 – 1865
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	6th South Carolina Infantry, 24th South Carolina Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Thomas Jefferson Strait (December 25, 1846 – April 18, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Biography

Born in Chester District, South Carolina, Strait attended the common schools of Mayesville, South Carolina, and Cooper Institute, Mississippi. During the Civil War entered the Confederate States Army in 1862 and served throughout the war, first in Company A, Sixth Regiment of Infantry, and later as sergeant in Company H, Twenty-fourth Regiment, Gist's brigade. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He taught school in Ebenezer, South Carolina, in 1880. He was graduated from South Carolina Medical College at Charleston in 1885 and practiced medicine. He served as member of the State senate 1890-1893.

Strait was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession in Lancaster, South Carolina, and died there on April 18, 1924. He was interred in Westside Cemetery.

Sources

United States Congress. "Thomas J. Strait (id: S000989)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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External links

Thomas J. Strait at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John J. Hemphill	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th congressional district 1893 – 1899	Succeeded by David E. Finley

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