Thomas Menees (June 26, 1823 – September 6, 1905) was a Confederate politician who represented Tennessee in the Confederate States Congress during much of the American Civil War.

Menees was born on June 26, 1823, in Davidson County, Tennessee.

Menees began his career as a physician in Springfield, Tennessee.

Menees was elected as a Democratic member of the Tennessee State Senate in 1857.

[2][3] In 1874, the medical departments of both universities were merged and Menees became their dean.