David E. Thompson Explained

Birth Date:February 28, 1854
Death Date:August 25, 1942
Office:U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Term Start:1906
Term End:1909
Office1:U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
Term1:1905
Office2:U.S. Minister to Brazil
Term Start2:1902
Term End2:1905

David Eugene Thompson (February 28, 1854 – August 25, 1942)[1] [2] was an American diplomat.

Thompson was born in 1854 in Nebraska. He was a diplomat, and served as U.S. Minister to Brazil between 1902 and 1905, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil in 1905, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico between 1906 and 1909.

In 1917, Thompson was the subject of an attempted blackmail scheme, which was foiled.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/60931337/ The Lincoln Star, August 27, 1942
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=yWN6AAAAMAAJ&q=David+Eugene+Thompson+february+1854+1942 The United States in Latin America: a historical dictionary
  3. "Richards Seeking Pardon", The Nebraska State Journal (September 23, 1917), p. 1.