Philip R. Thompson

Philip Rootes Thompson (born March 26, 1766 in Fredericksburg , Colony of Virginia , †  July 27, 1837 in Kanawha County , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1801 and 1807 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Philip Thompson enjoyed a private education and then studied at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg . After completing a law degree and admission to the bar, he began working in this profession in Fairfax . At the same time he embarked on a political career. From 1793 to 1797 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . In the late 1790s he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In the 1800 congressional election , Thompson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 18th  constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded John Nicholas on March 4, 1801 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1807 . From 1803 he represented the ninth district of his state there as the successor to William Branch Giles . During his tenure as Congressman in 1803 , the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson, the United States was significantly expanded. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Philip Thompson practiced law again. He died on July 27, 1837 in Kanawha County, what is now West Virginia .

Web links

• Philip R. Thompson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)