Thomas W. Thompson

Thomas W. Thompson

Thomas Weston Thompson (born March 15, 1766 in Boston , Massachusetts Bay Colony , †  October 1, 1821 in Concord , New Hampshire ) was an American politician ( Federal Party ) who represented the state of New Hampshire in both chambers of the US Congress represented.

Thompson first attended Dummer Academy , a private school in Byfield , and then enrolled at Harvard University , where he graduated in 1786. He then studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1791 and then began to work as a lawyer in Salisbury, New Hampshire. In this place he also acted as postmaster between 1798 and 1803. From 1801 to 1821 Thompson was also a board member of Dartmouth College . In 1810 he moved to Concord, where he continued his legal practice.

His political career began with the election to the United States House of Representatives , to which he was a member from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1807. Immediately thereafter, he moved into the New Hampshire House of Representatives . He stayed there for a year; a further term in the parliamentary chamber followed between 1813 and 1814. He was also the speaker of the house. Between 1809 and 1811, Thompson also served as State Treasurer of New Hampshire. He was finally elected to the US Senate in 1814 , where he succeeded the late Nicholas Gilman on June 24 of that year . His tenure there ended on March 3, 1817; then he returned to New Hampshire.

Web links

• Thomas W. Thompson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas W. Thompson in the database of Find a Grave (English)