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Thomas McCain

1827–

United States

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Thomas McCain (born c. 1827) was an American politician from DeSoto County, Mississippi. An African-American officeholder during the Reconstruction era, he represented DeSoto County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1872 to 1875 and was appointed lieutenant colonel of the county militia.

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