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Thomas D. Singleton

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Thomas Day Singleton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1833 – November 25, 1833
Preceded byThomas R. Mitchell
Succeeded byRobert B. Campbell
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1826-1833
Personal details
Bornunknown
Kingstree, South Carolina
DiedNovember 25, 1833
Raleigh, North Carolina
Resting placeCongressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Political partyNullifier

Thomas Day Singleton (Birth date unknown – November 25, 1833) was a slaveowner[1] and United States representative from South Carolina. He was born near Kingstree, South Carolina but his birth date is unknown.

Singleton was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1826-1833. He was elected as a Nullifier to the Twenty-third Congress and served without having qualified, from March 3, 1833, until his death in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 25, 1833, while en route to Washington, D.C. He was buried in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

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  1. ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

1833
Succeeded by