Thomas Petters Carnes (1762 in Bladensburg, Maryland – May 5, 1822 in Milledgeville, Georgia) was an American lawyer and politician from Franklin County, Georgia.
He served as a colonel in the Maryland Line during the American Revolution and received bounty land in Franklin County for his service.
He also ran for the U.S. House in 1791[1] and 1796,[2] and was the Federalist nominee for U.S. Senate in 1798[3] and 1800,[4] as well as in the 1801[5] and 1802[6] gubernatorial elections.
[7] Although he considered his home to be Athens in Clarke County (created from Franklin County), he died in Milledgeville and is buried there at Memory Hill Cemetery.
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