Because he refused to sit in segregated seating on a bus.
He was arrested for not following segregation rules
Thomas Lynch - congressman - was born in 1844.
Thomas Davenport - congressman - was born in 1778.
Thomas Evans - congressman - died in 1815.
Thomas O'Malley - congressman - was born in 1903.
Benjamin Thomas - congressman - died in 1878.
Thomas Davenport - congressman - died in 1838.
Thomas O'Malley - congressman - died in 1979.
Thomas Lynch - congressman - died in 1898.
Thomas Ryan - congressman - died on 1914-05-05.
Benjamin Thomas - congressman - was born on 1813-02-12.
Thomas Ryan - congressman - was born on 1837-11-25.