Thomas Claiborne (1780–1856)
Thomas Claiborne | |
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Claiborne in Masonic regalia, ca. 1813 | |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Newton Cannon |
| Succeeded by | Newton Cannon |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1811-1812 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1780 Brunswick County, Virginia |
| Died | January 7, 1856 (aged 75) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Thomas Claiborne (May 17, 1780 – January 7, 1856) was an American Democratic-Republican politician and son of Virginia Congressman Thomas B. Claiborne, who continued the family's political and planter traditions and served in the United States House of Representatives for the state of Tennessee.