Francis Thomas
Francis Thomas | |
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| United States Minister to Peru | |
| In office July 10, 1872 – July 5, 1875 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | Thomas Settle |
| Succeeded by | Richard Gibbs |
| 26th Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 3, 1842 – January 6, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | William Grason |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pratt |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Sprigg (4th) John L. Kerr (7th) William C. Johnson (6th) |
| Succeeded by | James P. Heath (4th) Daniel Jenifer (7th) John T. Mason, Jr. (6th) |
| Constituency | 4th district (1831-33) 7th district (1833–35) 6th district (1835-41) |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob M. Kunkel (5th) Henry May (4th) |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin G. Harris (5th) Patrick Hamill (4th) |
| Constituency | 5th district (1861-63) 4th district (1863-69) |
| Chair of the House Judiciary Committee | |
| In office 1836–1839 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Beardsley |
| Succeeded by | John Sergeant |
| Collector of Internal Revenue for Maryland | |
| In office 1870–1872 | |
| Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1829 | |
| Preceded by | John Grant Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Richard Thomas |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1822 1827 1829 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1799 |
| Died | January 22, 1876 (age 76) |
| Party | Democrat Union Unconditional Union Republican |
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Francis Thomas (February 3, 1799 – January 22, 1876) was an American politician who served as the 26th governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1845. He also served as a United States representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh districts. He also served as United States minister to Peru from 1872 to 1875, and speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1829.