Political party Whig Role U.S. representative Succeeded by John Bennett Dawson | Name Thomas Chinn Party Whig Party Resigned March 3, 1841 | |
Preceded by Eleazer Wheelock Ripley Born November 22, 1791
Cynthiana, Kentucky ( 1791-11-22 ) Died May 22, 1852, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States | ||
Thomas Withers Chinn (November 22, 1791 – May 22, 1852) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana, serving one term as a Whig. He was also U.S. minister to the Two Sicilies.
Chinn was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, in Harrison County and later moved to Louisiana. He died on his plantation in West Baton Rouge Parish.
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