Thomas M. Paschal

Thomas M. Paschal, Texas Congressman

Thomas Moore Paschal (December 15, 1845 – January 28, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Paschal moved with his parents to San Antonio, Texas, in 1846. He was educated in private schools. He attended St. Mary's College, San Antonio, Texas. He was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1866. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in San Antonio. He was city attorney in 1867. He served as United States commissioner for the western district of Texas 1867-1869. He served as judge of the district criminal court for San Antonio in 1870 and 1871. He moved to Castroville, Texas, in 1870. He served as district attorney of the twenty-fourth district 1871-1875. He moved to Brackett, King County, in 1873.

Paschal was elected judge of the thirty-eighth judicial district in 1876. He was reelected in 1880 and 1884, and served until 1892. He was appointed by Governor Coke as extradition agent between the United States and Mexico in 1876 and reappointed by Governor Roberts in 1880. He returned to Castroville in 1885. His daughter married T.P. O'Connor MP in 1885 the same year O'Connor was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Paschal was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894. He resumed the practice of law in San Antonio, Texas. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896. He died in New York City, January 28, 1919. He was interred in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Texas.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Thomas M. Paschal (id: P000094)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.