Thomas, Samuel Milton, 1833-1910
Person
Biography
Samuel Milton Thomas (1833-1910) is the son of David Thomas (1775-1849) and Elizabeth Pattillo Thomas (1786-1833). David Thomas served on the board of trustees of both the College of Louisiana (1828-1845) and Centenary College of Louisiana (1845-1849). During the mid-1840s, Samuel Milton Thomas was enrolled as a student at Centenary College of Louisiana’s preparatory department. He served as a soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. In 1870, he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. In 1898, Thomas was appointed postmaster of Benton, Louisiana.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Samuel Milton Thomas obituary
Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 394
Scope and Contents
Collection contains facsimile newspaper clipping of Samuel Milton Thomas’s obituary as published in the Bossier Banner (Bellevue, La.), December 22, 1910.
Dates:
1910