Education
Born in Kenansville, North Carolina, Kenan was educated by private tutors at home.
Born in Kenansville, North Carolina, Kenan was educated by private tutors at home.
He was a United States. Congressman from North Carolina between 1805 and 1811. Between 1799 and 1803 he served in the North Carolina Senate in 1804. In 1804, Kenan was elected to the 9th United States Congress and was reelected to terms in the 10th and 11th Congresses (March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811).
He did not stand for reelection in 1810.
He and Mary Rand had ten children and in March 1811 Thomas decided to move the family to Selma, Alabama, to start a new plantation. While in Alabama, Thomas served as an Alabama State Representative.
Kenan later moved to Selma, Alabama in 1833, where he engaged in planting. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives for several years before dying near Selma in 1843, aged 72.
He is buried in Selma"s Valley Creek Cemetery.
He died in October 1843.
Kenan was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons representing Duplin County from 1798 to 1799.