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During his tenure, Judge Thomas was particularly notable for refusing to hesitate in punishing white residents who tortured and murdered [[Seminole]] Indians, ordering death sentences for the perpetrators.<ref name=historicalsocietybio/> The just rulings at the time received national attention, and also consequentially led to Thomas' unpopularity among some settlers.
During his tenure, Judge Thomas was particularly notable for refusing to hesitate in punishing white residents who tortured and murdered [[Seminole]] Indians, ordering death sentences for the perpetrators.<ref name=historicalsocietybio/> The just rulings at the time received national attention, and also consequentially led to Thomas' unpopularity among some settlers.
Although Thomas initially statehood for the Oklahoma and Indian Territories separately, he subsequently changed his mind in advocating for them to become a single new U.S. state due to the belief that congressional Republicans would oppose allowing for an addition four Democrat U.S. senators.<ref name=historicalsocietybio/>
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