Thomas W. Chinn Explained

Birthname:Thomas Withers Chinn
Thomas W. Chinn
State:Louisiana
District:2nd
Term:March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
Preceded:Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
Succeeded:John Bennett Dawson
Birth Date:November 20, 1791
Birth Place:Cynthiana, Kentucky
Death Place:West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Restingplace:Magnolia Cemetery in Baton Rouge
Party:Whig

Thomas Withers Chinn (November 20, 1791 – May 22, 1852) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana, serving one term as a Whig from 1839 to 1841.

He was also U.S. minister to the Two Sicilies.

Biography

Chinn was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, in Harrison County and later moved to Louisiana. He was a founding board member of the Metairie Race Course.[1]

Death

He died on his plantation in West Baton Rouge Parish. He is now buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Baton Rouge.

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Notes and References

  1. The Times Picayune, Thu Mar 29, 1838