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Thomas A. Sykes
Thomas A. Sykes
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the Cumberland district
	In office; 1868–1872
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives; from the Davidson County, Tennessee district
	In office; 1877–1879
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives; from the Davidson County, Tennessee district
	In office; 1881–1883
Personal details
Political party	Republican

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Thomas A. Sykes (ca. 1835 - unknown) was an African-American ex-slave who became a politician and tax official. He served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and later a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. ^[1]

Early life

Political career

Sykes was among the first 17 African-American elected to North Carolina's legislature in 1868 (15 Representatives and 2 Senators). He served five consecutive annual terms, serving from 1868 to 1872. On his second day in office, he voted with the majority to approve the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Sykes was a representative to the 1872 Republican National Convention.

In late 1872 Sykes moved with his family to Nashville, Tennessee. Among other posts, he held the position of Internal Revenue collector, "gauger," and Davidson County magistrate during the decade. Sykes served as a Davidson County delegate to the 1875 State Colored Men’s Convention, and was elected twice to the Tennessee House from Davidson (1877-1879, 1881-1883)^[2].

Later life

References

^ "Thomas A. Sykes," This Honorable Body: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives.
^ Work, Monroe N., Thomas S. Staples, H. A. Wallace, Kelly Miller, Whitefield McKinlay, Samuel E. Lacy, R. L. Smith, and H. R. McIlwaine. "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress." The Journal of Negro History 5, no. 1 (1920): 113-114. Accessed September 9, 2020. doi:10.2307/2713503.

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[1] "Thomas A. Sykes," This Honorable Body: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives.

[2] Work, Monroe N., Thomas S. Staples, H. A. Wallace, Kelly Miller, Whitefield McKinlay, Samuel E. Lacy, R. L. Smith, and H. R. McIlwaine. "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress." The Journal of Negro History 5, no. 1 (1920): 113-114. Accessed September 9, 2020. doi:10.2307/2713503.

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Thomas A. Sykes

Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the Cumberland district
In office 1868–1872
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the Davidson County, Tennessee district
In office 1877–1879
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the Davidson County, Tennessee district
In office 1881–1883

Personal details
Political party	Republican