Thomas Bell Monroe (October 7, 1791 – December 24, 1865) was the 15th Secretary of State of Kentucky and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.
Thomas Bell Monroe
Born 1791 in Albemarle County, VA
Died 1865 in Pass Christian, MS
FJC ID: 1667
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky1821–present
- Kentucky Court of AppealsReporter · 1825–present
- Law Department, Transylvania UniversityChairman · 1848–present
- Provisional Confederate CongressDelegate from Kentucky · 1861–1862
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia1862
- Tulane University, 1848-ca.Professor of law · 1851
- Montrose, KentuckyLaw teacher · 1843–1848
U.S. attorney for the District of Kentucky1830–1834- Commonwealth of KentuckySecretary of state · 1823–1824
- KentuckyState representative · 1816
Appointments
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky1834–1861 · Appointed by Andrew Jackson (Democratic)Term ended: Resignation
Education
- Transylvania University
- Read law1821