Thomas McCain (DeSoto County)
State House: 1872-1875
Born: c. 1827 in Tennessee
Appointed to be lieutenant colonel of the DeSoto County militia in 1873. Listed on the 1870 and 1880 census with wife Tabitha and children.
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![Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/petition-1-150x150.png)
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The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
State House: 1872-1875
Born: c. 1827 in Tennessee
Appointed to be lieutenant colonel of the DeSoto County militia in 1873. Listed on the 1870 and 1880 census with wife Tabitha and children.