Thomas Beloat

Thomas Beloat was a sheriff of Gibson County, Indiana at the turn of the 20th century noted for stopping a lynching in the county seat of Princeton. He was the subject of a June 10, 1901 article in the New York Tribune. His bravery is also mentioned by Mark Twain in his 1901 essay The United States of Lyncherdom.

A Republican, he served as sheriff from January 1, 1901 through December 31, 1904. He was a charter member of the Gibson County Sons of Veterans organization.