FRANKLIN COUNTY, GA - BIOS Thomas P. Carnes

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THOMAS P. CARNES

Thomas P. Carnes, a native of Maryland, came to
Milledgeville for the practice of law soon after the
seat of government was located at this place.

He represented Georgia in Congress, from 1793 to 1795,
in association with Abraham Baldwin and George
Matthews.  He was the first Judge of the Western
Circuit, a member of the Constitutional Convention of
1798, and a commissioner to run the line between
Georgia and Tennessee.  The town of Carnesville in
Franklin County, was named for him; also the Carnes
road, an important highway in the early days running
from Augusta northward.

Source: Georgia's Landmarks, Memories and Legends
           Lucien Lamar Knight 1914