Thomas Jordan Jarvis Quotes


Men even contract the dirty, filthy habit of chewing tobacco, and when the habit gets a good hold upon them they are never satisfied except when they have a wad of the stuff in their mouth. So with drinking. It is largely a habit.


Citations

Jarvis, Thomas Jordan. Address to the Voters of Pitt County. 1903.

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Thomas Jordan Jarvis
Thomas Jordan Jarvis
  • Born: January 18, 1836
  • Died: June 17, 1915
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Thomas Jordan Jarvis was the 44th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. Jarvis later served as a U.S. Senator from 1894 to 1895, and helped establish East Carolina Teachers Training School, now known as East Carolina University, in 1907.