Thomas Menees
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Early life
Menees was born on June 26, 1823, in Davidson County, Tennessee.[1] He earned his M.D. degree from Transylvania University in 1846.
Career
Menees began his career as a physician in Springfield, Tennessee.
Menees was elected as a Democratic member of the Tennessee State Senate in 1857.[1] During the American Civil War, he represented Tennessee in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865.[2][3]
After the war, Menees became a physician in Nashville. He was a professor of Obstretics at the University of Nashville and Vanderbilt University.[2][3] In 1874, the medical departments of both universities were merged and Menees became their dean. He held this position until 1895.
Death
Menees died on September 6, 1905, in Nashville, Tennessee.[2][3] He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[1]
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