Member Biography

Thomas Craig Jr.

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Sessions Office Position District Party
1858       8 Democrat
1859       8 Democrat
1860       8 Democrat

Biography

05/08/1825 - 05/04/1866


 Thomas Craig, Jr. (D8) Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties 1858-1860

Early Life:

Thomas Craig, Jr., born May 8, 1825, Pennsylvania; son of Thomas and Katherine Kuntz Craig; merchant; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1855-1856; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1858-1860; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1862-1863, not a candidate for reelection, 1864; died, May 4, 1866 (aged 41 Years, 11 Months, 29 Days), Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; interment, Fairview Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1855-1856. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties, 1858-1860.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1862-1863, not a candidate for reelection, 1864 term.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy:

Direct descendent of Revolutionary War Continental Army Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Craig. 

Son, Allen Craig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 22nd district, Carbon, Monroe and Pike, Counties 1879-1882.

Allen Craig  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Cited:

Cox, Harold "Senate Members "C"Wilkes University Election Statistics ProjectWilkes University.

Thomas Craig (1825-1866) - Find a Grave Memorial