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This article is about the Reconstruction-era African-American legislator. For the Scottish Labour M.P., see Thomas Cassells.

Thomas Frank Cassels (c. 1845 – April 2, 1903) was an attorney and politician in Memphis, Tennessee who served a term in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 42nd General Assembly (1881–1882).[1] A Republican, he represented Shelby County, Tennessee.

He was the first African-American admitted to the bar association in Memphis. He represented Ida B. Wells in her lawsuit against C&O Railroad. He served as Assistant Attorney General in Memphis and was a presidential elector in 1888.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas F. Cassels," This Honorable Body: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives.
  2. ^ https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/blackhistory/pdfs/brochure.pdf Black History Brochure


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