Thomas B. Craighead (1798–1862) was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Arkansas.
He served in the Arkansas State Senate representing Crittenden and Mississippi Counties.
[citation needed] In 1859, Senator William A. Jones, who represented St. Francis and Poinsett Counties, introduced a bill to create a new county.
Craighead opposed the bill because it would remove a large section of fertile farmland from Mississippi County, and the tax revenue derive from it.
Jones waited until Craighead was absent from the chamber to push for final passage of his bill.