Thomas Settle (March 10, 1865 – January 20, 1919) was an American lawyer who served for two terms as a member of the

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from North Carolina from 1893 to 1897. A Republican, he was the son of Thomas Settle, a judge and politician in North Carolina, and a grandson of Thomas Settle (1789–1857), also a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Biography

Thomas Settle was born near Wentworth, Rockingham County, N.C., on March 10, 1865. He attended the public schools and

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, studied law in

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; was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in Wentworth.

Career

Settle served as

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of the ninth judicial district (1886–1894) before he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897). Settle was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings during the Fifty-fourth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896.

Career after Congress

He resumed the practice of law in Asheville, N.C.; was appointed by the Department of Justice as special attorney to the United States Court of Customs in

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in 1909, and served in that capacity until 1910. Like his father before him, Settle ran unsuccessfully for

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. As the Republican nominee in 1912, he came in third behind winner

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and Progressive Party nominee Iredell Meares.Our Campaigns - NC Governor Race - Nov 05, 1912
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Death

Settle died in Asheville, NC, on January 20, 1919. He is buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.

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Burials at Oakdale Cemetery (Wilmington, North Carolina) 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives