Thomas Bragg

Thomas Bragg (9 November 1810 -- 21 January 1872) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 to 1859. Bragg later served as a U.S. Senator from 1859 to 1861.

He was the brother of the Confederate General Braxton Bragg.

Preceded by: Warren Winslow	Governor of North Carolina 1855-1859	Succeeded by: John Willis Ellis
Preceded by: David Settle Reid	Senator from North Carolina 1859-1861	Succeeded by: John Pool (after the Civil War)
Served in Senate alongside: Thomas Lanier Clingman