# Thomas B. Fugate > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thomas_B._Fugate > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thomas_B._Fugate.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_B._Fugate > Source revision: 1346374698 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician Thomas B. Fugate Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 Preceded by John W. Flannagan Jr. Succeeded by William C. Wampler Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Lee County In office January 11, 1928 – January 8, 1930 Preceded by F. R. Stickley Succeeded by John J. Reasor Personal details Born Thomas Bacon Fugate (1899-04-10)April 10, 1899 Claiborne County, Tennessee, U.S. Died September 22, 1980(1980-09-22) (aged 81) Ewing, Virginia, U.S. Party Democratic Spouse Lillian Oretta Rowlett Alma mater University of Tennessee Lincoln Memorial University **Thomas Bacon Fugate** (April 10, 1899 – September 22, 1980) was an American businessman, banker, farmer and politician. He served in the [United States representative](/source/United_States_representative) from [Virginia](/source/Virginia) in the [Eighty-first](/source/81st_United_States_Congress) and [Eighty-second Congresses](/source/82nd_United_States_Congress). Fugate was elected to Congress as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). ## Early life Thomas Fugate was born on April 10, 1899, on a farm near [Tazewell](/source/Tazewell%2C_Tennessee), in [Claiborne County, Tennessee](/source/Claiborne_County%2C_Tennessee).[1] He attended public schools before pursuing higher education at the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee) and [Lincoln Memorial University](/source/Lincoln_Memorial_University).[2] In 1918, he married Lillian Rowlett, a union that produced five children. Soon after, Fugate moved his family to [Ewing, Virginia](/source/Ewing%2C_Virginia), to pursue his business interests. Like his father, Thomas Fugate's business focused on banking, trade and farming.[1] ## Politics and later pursuits Without being asked, Fugate was nominated as a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) candidate for the [Virginia House of Delegates](/source/Virginia_House_of_Delegates).[1] He served in the House for one term, from 1928 to 1930. After leaving office, Fugate continued to take on a variety of business positions, including president of the Peoples Bank of Ewing, director of the Virginia-Tennessee [Farm Bureau](/source/Farm_Bureau), and president of the Ewing Live Stock Company.[2] Fugate's interest in politics remained strong, and in 1945 he was selected as a member of the [Virginia Constitutional](/source/Virginia_Constitution) Convention. He had also become a successful [campaign manager](/source/Campaign_manager) for local Congressman [John Flanagan](/source/John_W._Flannagan%2C_Jr.). When Flanagan decided to retire in 1948, Fugate was selected as the Democratic nominee to replace him.[1] He was subsequently elected to the [Eighty-first](/source/81st_United_States_Congress) and [Eighty-second Congresses](/source/82nd_United_States_Congress) on behalf of the [9th Virginia district](/source/Virginia's_9th_congressional_district).[2] As a Congressman, Fugate's main achievement was for legislation he sponsored in regard to the operations of the [Panama Canal](/source/Panama_Canal), for which he received commendations from the army and the United States President.[1] With his banking experience, Fugate also selected to the Banking and Currency Committee and helped to oversee the loans made by the [Export-Import Bank](/source/Export-Import_Bank_of_the_United_States). However, Fugate was also accused of being a member of the powerful [Byrd political machine](/source/Byrd_Organization).[3] Fugate chose not to stand for a third term in Congress, instead returning to his farming and business interests in Ewing.[2] However, he continued to serve in various high-profile positions, including more than twenty years on the [board of trustees](/source/Board_of_trustees) for Lincoln Memorial University[1] and as a member of the Virginia Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee.[4] Fugate died on September 22, 1980, at the age of 81. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lillian_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lillian_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Lillian_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Lillian_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Lillian_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Lillian_1-5) Fugate, Lillian (1972). ["Thomas B. Fugate; Ex-Congressman"](https://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahsswv/historicalsketches/fugate%20thomasb.html). *Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia*. **6**. Historical Society of Southwest Virginia: 55–63. Retrieved 22 August 2015. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Congbio_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Congbio_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Congbio_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Congbio_2-3) ["FUGATE, Thomas Bacon, (1899 - 1980)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000399). *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*. Retrieved 23 August 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Pearson, Drew (27 June 1951). ["Washington Merry-Go-Round"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19510627&id=Pqg0AAAAIBAJ&pg=2744,8480826&hl=en). *[The Lewiston Daily Sun](/source/The_Lewiston_Daily_Sun)*. Retrieved 25 August 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Two New Men Named on State ASC Group"](http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=VFBN19610401.1.1#). *The Virginia Farm Bureau News*. Vol. 21, no. 4. April 1961. Retrieved 25 August 2015. ## External links - United States Congress. ["Thomas B. Fugate (id: F000399)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000399). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. - [The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Fryall to Fullenwider](https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fryall-fullam.html) U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by John W. Flannagan, Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district 1949–1953 Succeeded by William C. Wampler v t e United States representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district Bland Giles Eggleston Giles Thompson Love Hawes Hungerford Ball Stevenson Taylor Roane Hunter Chilton Pendleton Morton Strother Letcher Harris R. Bowen Terry Pridemore Richmond Fulkerson H. Bowen Trigg H. Bowen Buchanan Marshall Walker Rhea C. Slemp C. B. Slemp Peery Shaffer Flannagan Fugate Wampler Jennings Wampler Boucher Griffith All Virginia districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · at-large Authority control databases International VIAF FAST WorldCat National United States People US Congress Other SNAC --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thomas B. Fugate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_B._Fugate) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_B._Fugate?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.