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Thomas P. Cothran

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Thomas Perrin Cothran
Associate Justice of South Carolina
In office
January 28, 1921 – April 11, 1934
Preceded byDaniel E. Hydrick
Succeeded byDavid Gordon Baker
44th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1918–1921
Preceded byJames Hoyt
Succeeded byJ.B. Atkinson
Personal details
BornOctober 24, 1857 (1857-10-24)
DiedApril 11, 1934 (1934-04-12) (aged 76)
SpouseIone Smith
Alma materUniversity of Virginia

Thomas P. Cothran (October 24, 1857 – April 11, 1934) was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1878. He was elected while serving as the Speaker of the House of the South Carolina House of Representatives to succeed Justice Hydrick on January 28, 1921.[1] He is buried in the Upper Long Cane Cemetery in Abbeville, South Carolina.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina. 1935. pp. 495–513.
  2. ^ "Thomas Perrin Cothran (1857-1934)". Find a Grave. Retrieved November 24, 2014.