Christopher Thomas

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Christopher Yancy Thomas (March 24, 1818 – February 11, 1879) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Thomas attended the common schools as a child and went on to graduate from a private academy in 1838. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844, commencing practice in Martinsville, Virginia. He served in the Virginia State Senate from 1860 to 1864 and was member of the commission to settle the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina. Thomas was prosecuting attorney for Henry County, Virginia, was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1868 and served in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1869. He was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1873, serving from 1874 to 1875, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1874. Afterwards, Thomas resumed practicing law until his death in Martinsville, Virginia on February 11, 1879. He was interned in the family cemetery in Leatherwood, Virginia.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Alexander Davis

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district March 5, 1874 – March 3, 1875

Succeeded by George Cabell

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.