Thomas Stanhope Flournoy (December 15, 1811 – March 12, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and a

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officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Biography

Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Flournoy was educated at Hampden-Sydney College. He engaged as a private teacher and subsequently studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Halifax, Virginia, in 1834. Flournoy was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress and for election in 1850 to the

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate of the American Party for Governor of Virginia in 1855, losing to

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. He served as member of the secession

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in 1861 at Richmond. He then entered the Confederate States Army, raised a company of cavalry, and initially served as its

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. He was promoted to colonel of the 6th Virginia Cavalry. He participated in

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's 1862 Valley Campaign and saw action at the battles of Port Republic and

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. He was again an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1863. After the war, Flournoy settled in Danville, Virginia, and again practiced law. He served as delegate to the

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. He died at his home in Halifax County, Virginia, March 12, 1883, and was interred in the family plot on his estate.

Elections

*1847; Flournoy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 51.95% of the vote, defeating Democrat William Marshall Tredway. *1849 and 1851; Flournoy was unsuccessful in re-election bids in 1849 and 1851.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flournoy, Thomas Stanhope 1811 births 1883 deaths Virginia lawyers Hampden–Sydney College alumni People from Prince Edward County, Virginia Confederate States Army officers People of Virginia in the American Civil War Politicians from Danville, Virginia Virginia Secession Delegates of 1861 Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers People from Halifax, Virginia