Thomas Boston Gordon (February 4, 1816 – January 25, 1891) was an American educator, attorney, and county judge in Kentucky.

[2] While there, he and seven other male students formed Beta Theta Pi national fraternity at Miami University on August 8, 1839.

[2][8][9] In November 1845, he represented Monroe County, Georgia in the Democratic Convention of the Third Congressional District.

[2][13] During the Civil War, he enrolled in the Confederate States Army in 1861 at the age of 45, along with his sons John and Angus who were fifteen and sixteen years old, respectively.

[15] By January 1, 1865, Gordon has signed a bond, committing to peace and honoring the laws of the United States.

[13] After he retired, Gordan and his wife moved to Fayette County; he spent his latter days in Nicholasville, Kentucky, near Lexington.