Thomas Day Singleton (Birth date unknown – November 25, 1833) was a slaveowner
and
United States representative from
South Carolina. He was born near
Kingstree, South Carolina but his birth date is unknown.
Singleton was a member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives, 1826-1833. He was elected as a
Nullifier
The Nullifier Party was an American political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Considered an early American third party, it was started by John C. Calhoun in 1828.
The Nullifier Party was a states' rights, pro-slavery party that s ...
to the
Twenty-third Congress
The 23rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1833, ...
and served without having qualified, from March 3, 1833, until his death in
Raleigh, North Carolina, November 25, 1833, while en route to
Washington, D.C. He was buried in the
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
See also
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References
1833 deaths
People from Kingstree, South Carolina
Nullifier Party members of the United States House of Representatives
Nullifier Party politicians
19th-century American legislators
Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina
Burials at the Congressional Cemetery
Year of birth missing
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