Thomas Petters Carnes (born Bladensburg, Maryland, 1762 – died Milledgeville, Georgia, May 5, 1822) was an American lawyer and politician from Franklin County, Georgia. He served as a colonel in the Maryland Line during the American Revolution and received bounty land in Franklin County for his service.
He served in the Georgia House of Representatives at Milledgeville as a state court judge, and represented Georgia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1795. Carnesville, Georgia, is his namesake.[1] Although he considered his home to be Athens in Clarke County (created from Franklin County), he died in Milledgeville and is buried there at Memory Hill Cemetery.
Notes
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
References
- United States Congress. "Thomas P. Carnes (id: C000163)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Thomas P. Carnes at Find a Grave
- Georgia.gov history of Carnesville, Georgia
- Georgia Journal (May 7, 1822) obituary.
- Will of Thomas Petters Carnes written 1816, probated Clarke County, GA.
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| Preceded by John Milledge | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Succeeded by John Milledge |