Thomas Fearn

Thomas Fearn (November 15, 1789 - January 16, 1863) was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and later moved to Alabama. He served in the United States Army in the War of 1812 and as a member of the Alabama state legislature. Before the Civil War, he was a practicing physician in Huntsville, and served as a physician under Andrew Jackson.[1] He was the father-in-law of William Taylor Sullivan Barry. He represented Alabama in the first session of the Provisional Confederate Congress in 1861.

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  1. "UA Sponsors Lecture on the Storied Life of Dr. Thomas Fearn". UA News. University of Alabama. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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