Samuel Benjamin Thompson Explained

Samuel Benjamin Thompson (October 11, 1837 - August 1909) was a lawyer, judicial official, and Reconstruction Era politician in South Carolina.^{[1] [2]}

He was a delegate to the 1865 South Carolina Constitutional Constitutional Convention.^[3] He was also an elected member of the 48th general assembly from 1868 to 1870, one of the four representatives for Richland County.^[4] He served as a state legislator for six years as well as a justice of the peace for eight years.

He was the uncle of Charleston doctor Alonzo Clifton McClennan. He married Eliza Henrietta Montgomery and had nine children. Their eldest child, Clarissa Minnie Thompson Allen, became an educator and author.

He and eight other reconstruction era legislators are buried at Randolph Cemetery.

Notes and References

1. Book: National register of Historic Places - Randolph Cemetery . 12 Dec 1994 . 31 May 2020.
2. Web site: South Carolina Department of Archives and History - Randolph Cemetery, Gravemarker of Samuel Benjamin Thompson . www.nationalregister.sc.gov . 7 June 2020.
3. Book: Page . Yolanda Williams . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers . 2007 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 978-0-313-33429-0 . 7 June 2020 . en.
4. Web site: South Carolina During the Late 1800s - The 48th General Assembly (1868-1870) . www.carolana.com . 6 June 2020.