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Thomas Watkins Ligon | |
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| 30th Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 11, 1854 – January 13, 1858 | |
| Preceded by | Enoch Louis Lowe |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Hicks |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | John Wethered |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hammond |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1843–1845 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 10, 1810 Farmville, Virginia, US |
| Died | January 12, 1881 (aged 70) Howard County, Maryland, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sally Ann Dorsey (m. 1840, her death) Mary Tolly Dorsey (m. 1840–1881, (his death) |
| Alma mater | Hampden–Sydney College University of Virginia Yale Law School |
Thomas Watkins Ligon (May 10, 1810 – January 12, 1881), a Democrat, was the 30th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1854 to 1858. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Maryland's third Congressional district from 1845 until 1849. He was the second Maryland governor born in Virginia and was a minority party governor, who faced bitter opposition from an openly hostile legislature.