Person:Thomas Chinn (12)
Thomas Withers Chinn, Esq., M.D.
b.20 Nov 1791 Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States
d.22 May 1852 West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 Jun 1789
  1. Thomas Withers Chinn, Esq., M.D.1791 - 1852
  2. Ethan Chinn - Abt 1814
  3. Jennett Scott Chinn1793 - 1877
  4. Agatha Ball Chinn1794 - 1822
  5. Mary ChinnAbt 1800 -
  6. Margaret Scott Chinn1802 - 1853
  7. Chichester Thornton Chinn1806 - 1874
  8. Eliza Chinn1807 - 1876
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Thomas Withers Chinn, Esq., M.D.1791 - 1852
  • W.  Elizabeth JohnsonAbt 1794 - Abt 1877
m. 5 Mar 1817
  1. Mary Jane Chinn
  2. Elizabeth Chinn1823 - 1863
  3. Capt. Bolling Robertson Chinn1825 - 1888
  4. Susan Mary ChinnAbt 1827 -
  5. Caroline Martha ChinnAbt 1829 -
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Facts and Events
Name Thomas Withers Chinn, Esq., M.D.
Gender Male
Birth[1][4] 20 Nov 1791 Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States
Military[4] 1812 KentuckyWar of 1812 -
Residence[4] Abt 1815 Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States
Residence[4] Abt 1816 St. Francisville, West Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
Marriage 5 Mar 1817 to Elizabeth Johnson
Death[1][4] 22 May 1852 West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United Statesat Cypress Hall
Burial? Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United Statesoriginally interred at Cypress Hall Plantation, later reinterred at Grosse Tête; cenotaph placed in Magnolia Cemetery
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Family Recorded, in Arthur, Stanley Clisby; Charles Patton Dimitry; and George Campbell de Kernion. Old Families of Louisiana. (New Orleans, Louisiana: Harmanson, 1931)
    172.

    ... Thomas Withers Chinn, a sugar planter, born in Vermont , November 20, 1791, well-known financier of his day, prominent in politics, who served as district judge in 1826, moved to West Baton Rouge in 1829, and purchased Cypress Hall plantation. Later he went to Washington as member of congress, and under President Taylor was charge d'affaires to Naples. Judge Chinn was a second cousin to Sir Walter Scott, and several of his grandchildren showed marked literary ability. He died at Cypress Hall, May 22, 1852, and his widow died there in 1877. ...
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    [cos1776 Note: Likely error. See other sources.]

  2.   Thomas Withers Chinn, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  3.   Judge Thomas Withers Chinn, in Saunders Family History.com - Chapter 11 - The Chinn Family.pdf
    27.

    Thomas Withers Chinn - While on his way through Natchez, Mississippi, he stopped for the night at a hotel kept by Mr. Moses Semple and there met Mrs. Semple's beautiful sister, Elizabeth Johnson. He fell in love with Miss Johnson and lingered at the hotel for a few days.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Biography, in Louisiana Historical Association.

    CHINN, Thomas Withers, physician, jurist, politician. Born, Cynthiana, Ky., November 20, 1791; son of Chichester Chinn, Kentucky senator, 1810-1812. Educated by father; served with Kentucky Volunteers, War of 1812. Entered Western produce trade; removed to Woodville, Miss., ca. 1815; established mercantile business and studied medicine privately. Removed to St. Francisville, La., 1816; sold store, began medical practice. Married Elizabeth Johnson (q.v.), daughter Isaac Johnson (q.v.), 1817. First Worshipful Master of Feliciana Lodge No. 31, F. & A.M., 1817; appointed by trustees of St. Francisville to committee to superintend erection of public market house, 1819; studied law privately; appointed first judge of parish of West Feliciana, 1824, from which office he was impeached by Louisiana legislature for misuse of funds and forced to resign, 1826. Incorporator, Baptist church, St. Francisville, 1823; member, first board of trustees, College of Louisiana, Jackson, 1825. Removed to West Baton Rouge Parish, 1827; delegate to Whig convention, 1827; served in Louisiana legislature, 1833; U. S. Representative, 1839-1841; president, Board of Public Works (State Levee Board); member, constitutional convention, 1844-1845. Appointed chargé d'affairs to the Two Sicilies by President Zachary Taylor (q.v.), 1849, but resigned for reasons of health. Died, May 22, 1852; interred Cypress Hall Plantation, West Baton Rouge Parish, later reinterred Grosse Tête; cenotaph placed in Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge. E.K.D. Source: Elrie Robinson, Early Feliciana Politics (1936).

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