Thomas Telfair

Thomas Telfair
Thomas Telfair
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Georgia's at-large district
	In office; March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	William Terrell
Personal details
Born	March 2, 1780; Savannah, Province of Georgia
Died	February 18, 1818 (aged 37)
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Parent	Edward Telfair (father);
Alma mater	College of New Jersey
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Thomas Telfair (March 2, 1780 – February 18, 1818) was a United States representative from Georgia. Born in Savannah, the third of four sons of Governor Edward Telfair, he graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1805. He went on to study law in Connecticut,^[1] was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Savannah.

Telfair was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 13th and 14th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1817. He died in February 1818 at the age of 37.^[2]

Like his father's before him, Thomas Telfair's remains were likely interred at the family's plantation and moved, many years later, to Savannah's Evergreen Cemetery. The cemetery was established in 1846; in the 20th century its name was changed to Bonaventure, for the original plantation on the site.

References

^ Johnson, Charles J. "Telfair Family." New Georgia Encyclopedia. May 26, 2015. Web. August 30, 2015.
^ Ibid. August 30, 2015.

External links

Telfair Family in the New Georgia Encyclopedia

United States Congress. "Thomas Telfair (id: T000115)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by New seat	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Succeeded by William Terrell