Thomas Withers Chinn | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
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Preceded by | Eleazer Wheelock Ripley |
Succeeded by | John Bennett Dawson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cynthiana, Kentucky |
November 22, 1791
Died | May 22, 1852 West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
(aged 60)
Political party | Whig |
Thomas Withers Chinn (November 22, 1791 – May 22, 1852) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana, serving one term as a Whig. He was also U.S. minister to the Two Sicilies.
Chinn was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, in Harrison County and later moved to Louisiana. He died on his plantation in West Baton Rouge Parish.