Background
Thomas, Jesse Burgess was born in 1777 in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia). Son of Jesse and Sabina (Symmes) Thomas.
Thomas, Jesse Burgess was born in 1777 in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia). Son of Jesse and Sabina (Symmes) Thomas.
Studied law.
Clerk.
Member United States Senate from Illinois, December 3, 1818-1829, introduced amendment prohibiting slavery North of line 36° 30´, (embodied in Missouri Compromise).
Married Rebecca (Mackenzie) Hamtranck, December 2, 1806.