Thomas Urquhart was a delegate to Florida's 1868 constitutional convention and a state legislator the same year representing Hamilton County, Florida and Suwannee County, Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives.Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 218

He was a signatory of Florida's 1868 constitution. He chaired the Committee of Enrolled Bills in the Florida House. He was white. He was recorded on the voter rolls for Wellborn, Florida.

See also African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900

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