Zimri Dinsmore Thomas (born September 16, 1809) was a Michigan politician.
Zimri D. Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Hillsdale County 1st district | |
| In office January 4, 1865 – December 31, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Mosher |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Canniff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1809 Rowe, Massachusetts, US |
| Political party | Republican |
Early life edit
Thomas was born in Rowe, Massachusetts on September 16, 1809. In 1820, Thomas moved to central New York.[1]
Career edit
Thomas served as postmaster at Hamburg, New York for six years. In 1835, Thomas moved to Michigan.[1] From 1857 to 1858, Thomas served as supervisor of Allen Township, Michigan. On November 8, 1864, Thomas was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where he represented the Hillsdale County 1st district from January 4, 1865 to December 31, 1866.[2] In 1866, Thomas served as justice of the peace for Hillsdale Township, Michigan alongside George W. Burchard. They were filling the vacancy left by justice Henry T. Kellogg. In 1873, Thomas served as a justice of the peace in the city of Hillsdale with C. B. Dresser. In 1877, Thomas again served as a justice of the peace for the city of Hillsdale. Thomas served as a Hillsdale County coroner from 1873 to at least 1881.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 2.
- ^ "Legislator Details - Zimri D. Thomas". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Crisfield (1879). History of Hillsdale county. Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Everts & Abbott – via Internet Archive.