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Phillip Thomas
Democrat · House · Maryland · 1839–1877
Phillip Thomas was a Democratic U.S. representative from Maryland, serving 1839–1877. Cast 643 votes and missed 40.4%.
- Years in Congress
- 2
- Votes missed
- 40.4%
- Born
- 1810
- Died
- 1890
Biography
Philip Francis Thomas (September 12, 1810 – October 2, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates, was the 28th governor of Maryland from 1848 to 1851, and was Comptroller of Maryland from 1851 to 1853. He was appointed as the 23rd U.S. secretary of the treasury in 1860 in the Buchanan administration.
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Terms in office
- House, Maryland, 2nd District1839–1841 · Democrat
- House, Maryland, 1st District1875–1877 · Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “Phillip Thomas (D-MD), House 1839–1877,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/T000182/phillip-thomas (accessed 2026-10-13).