Thomas Watkins Ligon
American politician
Died when: 70 years 247 days (848 months)Star Sign: Taurus

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 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.
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