Thomas J. Jarvis
Former Governor of North Carolina
Thomas Jordan Jarvis was the 44th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. Jarvis later served as a U.S. Senator from 1894 to 1895, and helped establish East Carolina Teachers Training School, now known as East Carolina... Wikipedia
Born: January 18, 1836, Jarvisburg, North Carolina
Died: June 17, 1915 (age 79 years), Greenville, NC
Previous offices: Senator (1894–1895), Ambassador of the United States to Brazil (1885–1888), Governor of North Carolina (1879–1885), and more
Party: Democratic Party
Education: Randolph-Macon College
Branch/service: Confederate States Army