Ormsby B. Thomas

Ormsby B. Thomas
Chairman of the House Committee on War Claims
In office
March 4, 1889  March 3, 1891
Preceded byWilliam J. Stone
Succeeded byFrank Eckels Beltzhoover
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1885  March 3, 1891
Preceded byGilbert M. Woodward
Succeeded byFrank P. Coburn
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 5, 1880  January 2, 1882
Preceded byGeorge W. Swain
Succeeded byVan S. Bennett
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Crawford district
In office
January 7, 1867  January 6, 1868
Preceded byGeorge F. Harrington
Succeeded byJames Fisher
In office
January 2, 1865  January 1, 1866
Preceded byHorace Beach
Succeeded byGeorge F. Harrington
In office
January 6, 1862  January 5, 1863
Preceded byDaniel Harris Johnson (Bad AxCrawford dist.)
Succeeded byJames Fisher
District Attorney of Crawford County, Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1899  January 5, 1903
Preceded byAlbert H. Long
Succeeded byW. R. Graves
In office
December 1867  January 6, 1873
Appointed byLucius Fairchild
Preceded byJoseph M. Wilcox
Succeeded byWilliam Dutcher
In office
January 3, 1859  January 5, 1863
Preceded byBuel Hutchinson
Succeeded byL. F. S. Viele
Personal details
Born(1832-08-21)August 21, 1832
Sandgate, Vermont, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 1904(1904-10-24) (aged 72)
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathBright's disease
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouse
Sarah E. Rosencrans
(m. 1875; died 1884)
Children
  • Pearl Thomas
  • (b. 1876; died 1877)
  • John Alexander Thomas
  • (b. 1879; died 1954)
  • Carrie Thomas
  • (b. 1881; died after 1904)
Alma materState and National Law School
Professionlawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service18621864
RankCaptain, USV
Unit31st Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Ormsby Brunson Thomas (August 21, 1832  October 24, 1904) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for three terms (18851891), representing Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. He also served five years in the Wisconsin Legislature and 13 years as district attorney of Crawford County, Wisconsin.