Thomas J. Jarvis
Thomas J. Jarvis | |
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| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office April 19, 1894 – January 23, 1895 | |
| Appointed by | Elias Carr |
| Preceded by | Zebulon Baird Vance |
| Succeeded by | Jeter C. Pritchard |
| 16th United States Minister to Brazil | |
| In office July 11, 1885 – November 19, 1888 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Osborn |
| Succeeded by | Robert Adams, Jr. |
| 44th Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office February 5, 1879 – January 21, 1885 | |
| Lieutenant | James L. Robinson |
| Preceded by | Zebulon Baird Vance |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Moore Scales |
| 3rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 1877 – February 5, 1879 | |
| Governor | Zebulon Baird Vance |
| Preceded by | Curtis H. Brogden |
| Succeeded by | James L. Robinson |
| Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office November 21, 1870 – November 18, 1872 | |
| Preceded by | W. A. Moore |
| Succeeded by | James L. Robinson |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for Tyrrell | |
| In office November 16, 1868 – November 18, 1872 | |
| Preceded by | N. W. Walker (as Member, House of Commons) |
| Succeeded by | B. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1836 Jarvisburg, North Carolina, US |
| Died | June 17, 1915 (aged 79) Greenville, North Carolina, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Woodson |
| Alma mater | Randolph-Macon College |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Eighth North Carolina Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Jordan Jarvis (January 18, 1836 – June 17, 1915) was the 44th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. Jarvis served as a U.S. Senator from 1894 to 1895. A white supremacist, he spoke and wrote widely in support of the white supremacy campaign of 1898. In 1907, he helped establish East Carolina Teachers Training School, now known as East Carolina University.