1. Thomas Ward Veazey was a Maryland politician that served in a variety of roles.
20 Facts About Thomas Veazey
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Thomas Veazey was the son of Elizabeth and Edward Veazey.
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Thomas Veazey's father was a Cecil County planter, who served as High Sheriff of Cecil County from 1751 to 1753.
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Thomas Veazey was married three times, and had a large family.
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Thomas Veazey married his first wife, Sarah Worrell, of Kent County, Maryland, in 1794.
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Thomas Veazey died in 1810, leaving a family of five children.
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On September 24,1812, Thomas Veazey married Mary Wallace, daughter of George Wallace, of Elkton, by whom he was the father of five additional children.
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Thomas Veazey was Episcopalian and was a member of St Stephen's Church.
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Thomas Veazey was a presidential elector for James Madison in 1808 and again in 1812.
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Thomas Veazey began his career in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1811 to 1812.
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Thomas Veazey later served as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Forty-Ninth Maryland Regiment.
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Thomas Veazey returned to his farm after the war, where he remained until 1833, when he was chosen as a member of the Governor's Council.
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Thomas Veazey received 52 out of the 76 ballots cast and was sworn into office on January 14,1836.
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The first impression made by the Thomas Veazey administration was favorable.
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Thomas Veazey's administration authorized $8 million to begin projects such as the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal as well as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Thomas Veazey was re-elected on January 2,1837, receiving 70 of the 81 votes cast.
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Thomas Veazey was re-elected in 1838, and received 52 of the 81 votes.
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Thomas Veazey had to negotiate with the Governor of Pennsylvania Joseph Ritner regarding the extradition of these slave catchers back to York County Pennsylvania.
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Thomas Veazey had to obey the law so he extradited the 4 slave catchers back to York, Pa.
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Thomas Veazey then retired to his Cecil County plantation, where he died on July 1,1842.