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Thomas Watkins Ligon
30th Governor of Maryland
In office January 11, 1854 – January 13, 1858
Preceded by
Enoch Louis Lowe
Succeeded by
Thomas H. Hicks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by
John Wethered
Succeeded by
Edward Hammond
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1843–1845
Personal details
Born
(1810-05-10)May 10, 1810 Farmville, Virginia, US
Died
January 12, 1881(1881-01-12) (aged 70) Howard County, Maryland, US
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Sally Ann Dorsey (m. 1840, her death)
Mary Tolly Dorsey (m. 1840–1881, (his death)
Alma mater
Hampden–Sydney College University of Virginia Yale Law School
Thomas Watkins Ligon (May 10, 1810 – January 12, 1881), a Democrat, was the 30th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1854 to 1858. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Maryland's third Congressional district from 1845 until 1849. He was the second Maryland governor born in Virginia and was a minority party governor, who faced bitter opposition from an openly hostile legislature.
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