Background
Manning, Thomas Courtland was born on September 14, 1825 in Edenton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph and Sarah (Houghton) Manning.
Manning, Thomas Courtland was born on September 14, 1825 in Edenton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph and Sarah (Houghton) Manning.
Educated U. North Carolina, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1878.
Admitted to North Carolina bar, 1848. Member Louisiana Secession Convention, 1861. Lieutenant of a Confederate military company raised in Rapides Parish, 1861.
Aide-de-camp on staff Governor Thomas D. Moore, 1861-1863. Appointed adjutant general Louisiana with rank of brigadier general. The American Association For Justice Louisiana Supreme Court, 1864-1865, 82-86, chief justice, 1877-1880.
Delegate to Louisiana Democratic Convention, 1872. Vice president National Democratic Convention, 1876. United States minister to Mexico (appointed by President Cleveland), 1886-1887.
Member Peabody Ednl. Fund.
Member Louisiana Secession Convention, 1861. Member Peabody Ednl. Fund.
Married Mary Blair, January 18, 1848.