Thomas Bragg
Thomas Bragg | |
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| 2nd Confederate States Attorney General | |
| In office November 21, 1861 – March 18, 1862 | |
| President | Jefferson Davis |
| Preceded by | Wade Keyes (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Watts |
| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 8, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | David Reid |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Abbott (1868) |
| 34th Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 1855 – January 1, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Warren Winslow |
| Succeeded by | John Ellis |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Commons | |
| In office 1842–1843 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1810 |
| Died | January 21, 1872 (aged 61) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Norwich University |
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Thomas Bragg (November 9, 1810 – January 21, 1872) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 34th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 through 1859. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Cabinet. He was the older brother of General Braxton Bragg. They were direct descendants of Thomas Bragg (1579–1665) who was born in England and settled in the Virginia Colony.