Alexander Thomson (politician)

Alexander Thomson (born January 12, 1788 in Franklin County , Pennsylvania , †  August 2, 1848 in Chambersburg , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1824 and 1826 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Alexander Thomson received only a limited education. He completed an apprenticeship as a sickle maker. He later moved to Bedford . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1816, he began to work in this profession in Chambersburg. There he also held a number of local offices. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party and a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania .

After the resignation of MP John Tod , Thomson was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on December 6, 1824. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on May 1, 1826 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, he was first mayor of the city of Lancaster . Between 1827 and 1841 he was presiding judge in the 16th judicial district of his state. He also became Professor of Law at Marshall College in Lancaster. He died on August 2, 1848 in Chambersburg, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Alexander Thomson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alexander Thomson in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John's death	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (13th constituency) December 6, 1824 - May 1, 1826	Chauncey Forward