Thomas P. Cothran Explained

Thomas Perrin Cothran
Office:Associate Justice of South Carolina
Termstart:January 28, 1921
Termend:April 11, 1934
Predecessor:Daniel E. Hydrick
Successor:David Gordon Baker
Office2:44th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Termstart2:1918
Termend2:1921
Predecessor2:James Hoyt
Successor2:J.B. Atkinson
Spouse:Ione Smith
Alma Mater:University of Virginia

Thomas P. Cothran (October 24, 1857 – April 11, 1934) was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1878. He was elected while serving as the Speaker of the House of the South Carolina House of Representatives to succeed Justice Hydrick on January 28, 1921.[1] He is buried in the Upper Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville, South Carolina.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Supreme Court of South Carolina . South Carolina . 1935 . Columbia, South Carolina . 495–513.
  2. Web site: Thomas Perrin Cothran (1857-1934) . Find a Grave . November 24, 2014.