Thomas Shannon (Ohio politician)

Thomas Shannon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th district
In office
December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1827
Preceded by David Jennings
Succeeded by John Davenport
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Belmont County
In office
1824–1825
Preceded by New district
Succeeded by William Dunn
William Perrine
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Belmont and Monroe counties
In office
1819–1823
Preceded by William Dunn
Charles Hammond
George Paull
Succeeded by Isaac Atkinson
William Perrine
John Scatterday
Member of the Ohio Senate from Belmont County
In office
December 7, 1829 – December 4, 1831
Preceded by William Blackstone Hubbard
Succeeded by William Dunn
In office
1837-1843
Personal details
Born (1786-11-15)November 15, 1786
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Died March 16, 1843(1843-03-16) (aged 56)
Barnesville, Ohio
Resting place Green Mount Cemetery
Political party Adams

Thomas Shannon (November 15, 1786 – March 16, 1843) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools and moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Belmont County, Ohio in 1800. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and later moved to Barnesville in Belmont County in 1812 where he entered the mercantile business. During the War of 1812 served as captain of Belmont County Company in Colonel John Delong’s regiment.

He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1819 to 1822 and again in 1824 and 1825. In 1826, he was elected as an Adams candidate to the 19th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Jennings and served from December 4, 1826, to March 3, 1827.

He did not seek renomination in 1827, and returned to Barnesville, Ohio, where he became a leaf-tobacco merchant. He was elected to and served in the Ohio State Senate in 1829 and again from 1837 to 1843. He died in Barnesville, and is interred in Green Mount Cemetery.

Thomas Shannon was the brother of Wilson Shannon, Governor of Ohio and Territorial Governor of Kansas Territory.

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