Thomas J. Jarvis

Thomas J. Jarvis
United States Senator from North Carolina
In office April 19, 1894 – January 23, 1895
Appointed by	Elias Carr
Preceded by	Zebulon Baird Vance
Succeeded by	Jeter C. Pritchard
16th United States Minister to Brazil
In office July 11, 1885 – November 19, 1888
President	Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	Thomas A. Osborn
Succeeded by	Robert Adams, Jr.
44th Governor of North Carolina
In office February 5, 1879 – January 21, 1885
Lieutenant	James L. Robinson
Preceded by	Zebulon Baird Vance
Succeeded by	Alfred Moore Scales
3rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office January 1, 1877 – February 5, 1879
Governor	Zebulon Baird Vance
Preceded by	Curtis H. Brogden
Succeeded by	James L. Robinson
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office November 21, 1870 – November 18, 1872
Preceded by	W. A. Moore
Succeeded by	James L. Robinson
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for Tyrrell
In office November 16, 1868 – November 18, 1872
Preceded by	N. W. Walker (as Member, House of Commons)
Succeeded by	B. Jones
Personal details
Born	(1836-01-18)January 18, 1836 Jarvisburg, North Carolina, US
Died	June 17, 1915(1915-06-17) (aged 79) Greenville, North Carolina, US
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Randolph-Macon College
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Captain
Unit	Eighth North Carolina Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Drewry's Bluff

Thomas Jordan Jarvis (January 18, 1836 – June 17, 1915) was the 44th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. Jarvis later served as a U.S. Senator from 1894 to 1895, and helped establish East Carolina Teachers Training School, now known as East Carolina University, in 1907.