Thomas Beloat
Thomas Beloat (February 6, 1855 – February 23, 1946) was an American sheriff of Gibson County, Indiana at the turn of the 20th century noted for stopping a lynching in the county seat of Princeton.[1] He was the subject of a June 10, 1901 article in the New York Tribune.[2] Beloat was one of two law enforcement officials whose bravery in preventing lynchings in early 20th-century America was noted by Mark Twain in his 1901 essay The United States of Lyncherdom.[3]
Beloat was born on February 6, 1855 near Fort Branch, Indiana.
A Republican, he served as sheriff from January 1, 1901 to December 31, 1904.[4] He was a charter member of the Gibson County Sons of Veterans organization.[5]
In 1919, he was named as deputy fish and game warden for the first congressional district of Indiana, serving in this capacity for fifteen years.[6]
Beloat died in Princeton on February 23, 1946 at the age of 91.[7]
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