Thomas Bragg was born in Warrenton on November 9, 1810. A democratic politician, he served as North Carolina's governor as later as a U.S. Senator before resigning at the outbreak of the Civil War. He then served as the Attorney General of the Confederacy from 1861-62. During Reconstruction he aided the prosecution during the impeachment trial of Governor William Holden. He died in Raleigh on January 21, 1872.