Born: November 13, 1813, Lynchburg, VA
Died: December 12, 1895 (age 82 years), Columbus, OH
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: Senator, OH (1869–1881), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (1854–1856), and Representative (1845–1847)
Place of burial: Green Lawn Cemetery, OH
Children: Allen W. Thurman and Mary Thurman