Thomas Withers Chinn

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Thomas Withers Chinn (November 22, 1791May 22, 1852) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana, serving two terms as a Whig. He was also U.S. minister to the Two Sicilies.

Chinn was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, in Harrison County and later moved to Louisiana. He died on his plantation in West Baton Rouge Parish.

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Preceded by
Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Louisiana
1839–1841
Succeeded by
John Bennett Dawson