John Thompson (1809–1890) Explained

John Thompson
Birth Date:4 July 1809
Birth Place:Rhinebeck, New York
Death Place:New Hamburg, New York
State:New York
District:12th
Term Start:March 4, 1857
Term End:March 3, 1859

John Thompson (July 4, 1809 – June 1, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Thompson was Born in Rhinebeck, New York. he studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie, New York. Thompson gra He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He did not run for reelection in 1858, and resumed the practice of law.

Thompson was one of the first trustees of Vassar College, and served from 1861 to 1885. He was also president of the Falkill National Bank. He received honorary Master of Arts degrees from Union College in Schenectady, New York and Yale College.[1]

He died in New Hamburg, New York on June 1, 1890. He was interred in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. New York State Bar Association, Annual Meeting Proceedings: Death notice, John Thompson, Volume 14, 1891, page 118