Thomas Fearn (November 15, 1789 – January 16, 1863) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from

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to the

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from February until April 1861, when he resigned from office.

Biography

Thomas Fearn was born on November 15, 1789, in

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, and later moved to

. He served in the

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and as a member of the Alabama state legislature. Before the

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, he was a practicing physician in

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, and served as a physician under

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

. He was the father-in-law of

William Taylor Sullivan Barry William S. Barry (born William Taylor Sullivan Barry; December 10, 1821 – January 29, 1868) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. He was al ...

. In 1861, he was a Deputy to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, representing the state of Alabama.

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