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721……..(Born Ten.)
John A. Thomas
(Ap’d Ten.)……………15
Military
History. -- Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1829, to July 1, 1833,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d
Artillery, July 1, 1833.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Wolcott, R. I., 1833-34; at the Military Academy, 1834-41,
as Asst. Instructor of Infantry Tactics, Dec. 26, 1834,
(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Dec. 1, 1835)
to Aug. 30, 1837, -- as
Asst. Professor of Geography, History, and Ethics,
(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, June 30, 1837)
Aug. 30, 1837, to July 28,
1840, -- and as Principal Asst. Professor of Geography, History, and Ethics,
July 28, 1840, to Sep. 26, 1841; as Aide-de-Camp to Brig.-General Wool, Sep.
4, 1841, to Aug. 1, 1842; at the Military Academy as Commandant of Cadets
and Instructor of Infantry
(Captain, 3d Artillery, Nov. 19, 1843)
Tactics, Sep. 1, 1842, to
Dec. 14, 1845; and on leave of absence, 1845-46.
Resigned, May 28, 1846.
Civil History. –
Counselor at law, New York city, 1846-53. Colonel, July 23, 1846, of the 4th
Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers, raised for the War with Mexico, but not mustered
into service. Brig.-General, Staff – Engineer-in-Chief of the State of New
York, Jan. 1, 1853, to Nov. 24, 1854. Advocate of the United States at
London, Eng., under the Convention of Feb. 8, 1853, with Great Britain, for
the adjustment of American Claims, Apr. 19, 1853, to Jan. 15, 1854. Asst.
Secretary of State of the United States, at Washington, D. C., Nov. 1, 1855,
to Apr. 4, 1857.
Died, Mar. 26, 1858, at
Paris, France: Aged 47. |
