Preceded by George T. Garrison Name Thomas Croxton Political party Democratic Party Role U.S. representative Succeeded by Thomas H. B. Browne | Occupation Attorney Died July 3, 1903 Service/branch Confederate Army Education University of Virginia Resigned March 3, 1887 | |
Born March 8, 1822
Tappahannock, Virginia ( 1822-03-08 ) Allegiance Confederate States of America Unit General George Pickett's staff | ||
Battles and wars American Civil War Alma mater University of Virginia | ||
Thomas Croxton (March 8, 1822 – July 3, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
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Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, Croxton attended primary school there and, later, the Tappahannock and Rappahannock Academies. He graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1842; admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in Tappahannock, Virginia. He served as attorney for the Commonwealth from 1852 to 1865, when he resigned. During the Civil War Croxton served on the staff of General George E. Pickett.
Croxton was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress. After his failure to be reelected, he resumed the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
In 1892, Croxton was elected judge of Essex County, Virginia, and served from 1892 until his resignation in 1901. He died in Tappahannock, Virginia, July 3, 1903 and was interred in St. John's Episcopal Churchyard. There are papers relating to his law practice at the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William and Mary.