Charles Winston Thompson

Charles Winston Thompson (born December 30, 1860 near Tuskegee , Macon County , Alabama , † March 20, 1904 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ).

Career

Charles Winston Thompson attended Tuskegee Community School and Park High School. He graduated in 1878 at the Bryant and Stratton Business College in Louisville ( Kentucky ). Afterwards he went into trading activities. He was president of the Bank of Tuskegee . He also served as the County Superintendent of Education for Macon County between 1886 and 1888 . Thompson was named Lieutenant Colonel on the staff of Governor Joseph F. Johnston in 1896, a position he held until the end of his term in office. Then in 1898 he was a member of the Alabama Senate . Thompson was elected to the 57th US Congress and re - elected to the subsequent 58th US Congress . He served in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1901 until his death in 1904. His body was transferred to Tuskegee, where he was buried in the city cemetery.

literature

• The Booker T. Washington Papers , Volume 6, Page 450

Web links

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

• Charles Winston Thompson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard