Benjamin Thompson (politician)

Benjamin Thompson (born August 5, 1798 in Charlestown , Massachusetts , †  September 24, 1852 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1852 he represented the state of Massachusetts twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Benjamin Thompson attended public schools in his home country and then worked in commerce. He began a political career in the 1830s. Between 1830 and 1831 and again from 1833 to 1836 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . In 1841 he was a member of the State Senate . Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party , founded in the mid-1830s .

In the congressional election of 1844 , Thompson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded William Parmenter on March 3, 1845 . Since he refused to run again in 1846, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1847 . These were shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

In 1850, Thompson was re-elected to Congress in the fourth district of his state, where he was able to exercise his mandate between March 4, 1851 and his death on September 24, 1852. This time was dominated by the discussions about slavery .

Web links

• Benjamin Thompson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Benjamin Thompson in the database of Find a Grave (English)