Thomas Maduit Nelson (September 27, 1782 – November 10, 1853) was a 19th-century politician from Virginia, United States.

Born in Oak Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Nelson attended the common schools as a child.

After the war, he was reduced back to a captain and eventually resigned from his commission on May 15, 1815.

Nelson was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in 1816, serving until 1819.

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