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Thomas Lanier Clingman (July 27, &#;&#; November 3, ), known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from to and from to , and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between and During the Civil War he refused to resign his Senate seat and was one of ten senators expelled from the Senate in absentia. He then served as a general in the Confederate States Army.
Early life[]
Clingman was born in Huntsville, a small community in present day Yadkin County, North Carolina. His parents were Jacob and Jane Poindexter Clingman and he was named for Dr. Thomas Lanier, his half uncle.[1] He was educated by private tutors and in the public schools in Iredell County, NC. Clingman graduated from the University of North Carolina in He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in and began practice in Huntsville.
Political career[]
Clingman was elected to the North Carolina State house of commons in In he moved to Asheville, North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina State senate in In Clingman ran as a Whig and was elected to the 28th United States Congress, however he was defeated in his reelection bid in In he fought a duel with a fellow congressman William Lowndes Yancey of Alabama. I
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Thomas Lanier Clingman was born in Huntsville, North Carolina, on July 27, and passed away in Burke County on November 3, A Democrat, Clingman served in the United States Senate from until , and he was a leader of the secession movement in North Carolina before the start of the Civil War.
Clingman graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in , studied law with William Alexander Graham for a few years, and opened a law practice in his native region in A year later, Thomas became a House of Commons representative for Surry County. Clingman lost his reelection bid and he moved to Buncombe County in Four years later, Clingman was elected to the North Carolina Senate in , later to leave office to serve in the United States Congress.
Congressman Clingman served in the House of Representatives from until , but in the and terms, Clingman did not hold office. In , a disgruntled Clingman decided to switch parties, and in , he finally decided become a Democrat when he backed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Senator Asa Biggs resigned his Senate seat in the late s, and Clingman was appointed to replace Biggs in
During his time in the Senate, Clingman sponsored secession and the state right to slavery. Despite the North Carolina Senator’s staunch views on slavery, Cling
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