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Thomas F. Cassels

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Thomas Frank Cassels (c. 1845 – April 2, 1903) was an attorney and politician in Memphis, Tennessee who served a term in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 42nd General Assembly (1881–1882). A Republican, he represented Shelby County, Tennessee. He was the first African-American admitted to the bar association in Memphis.

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