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John Thomson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byJohn Sloane
Succeeded byAndrew W. Loomis
Constituency12th district (1829–1833)
17th district (1833–1837)
In office
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byDuncan McArthur
Succeeded byWilliam Creighton, Jr.
Constituency6th district
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Columbiana County district
In office
1817–1821
Preceded byJohn G. Young
Succeeded byGideon Hughes
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Columbiana County district
In office
1816–1817
Serving with Jacob Roller
Preceded byThomas Rigdon
Robert Stevenson
Succeeded byLewis Kinney
Joseph Richardson
Jacob Roller
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Columbiana, Stark and Wayne counties district
In office
1814–1816
Serving with Lewis Kinney
Joseph Richardson
John G. Young
Preceded byLewis Kinney
Joseph Richardson
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
Personal details
Born(1780-11-20)November 20, 1780
Kingdom of Ireland
DiedDecember 2, 1852(1852-12-02) (aged 72)
New Lisbon, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeLisbon Cemetery
Political partyJacksonian
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

John Thomson (November 20, 1780 – December 2, 1852), also known as John Thompson,[a] was a United States Representative from Ohio from 1825 to 1827 and from 1829 to 1837. He served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 1814 to 1815 and from 1817 to 1820. He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1816.

Early life[edit]

John Thomson was born on November 20, 1780, in the northern part of the Kingdom of Ireland. He immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1787. They moved to Butler County, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine in Butler County.[1][2]

Career[edit]

In 1806 or 1807, he moved to New Lisbon, Ohio, and practiced medicine.[1][3] During the War of 1812, Thomson was part of a militia and was promoted to the rank of major general.[2]

Thomson served in the Ohio Senate from 1814 to 1816 and from 1817 to 1820 and in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1816.[1] In 1820, he was appointed by President James Monroe to serve as a judge of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory, but he declined the appointment.[4] Thomson was elected to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1826 to the Twentieth Congress. Thomson was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1836.[1][5]

After his political career, Thomson resumed the practice of medicine.[1]

Personal life[edit]

He was a member of the Presbyterian church.[2]

Thomson died on December 2, 1852, in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana County, Ohio. He was interred in New Lisbon Cemetery.[1][6]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ His name was often spelled as John Thompson by contemporary sources.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Thomson, John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c John Danner, ed. (1904). Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio. pp. 250–251. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  3. ^ History of Columbiana County, Ohio. D. W. Ensign & Co. 1879. p. 44. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  4. ^ Jones, William B. Jr. (August 23, 2023). "Supreme Court of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  5. ^ Taylor, W. A. (1892). Ohio Statesmen and Hundred Year Book. The Westbote Co., State Printers. pp. 181–182, 304–311. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Dr. John Thompson..." Gallipolis Journal. December 23, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon

Sources[edit]

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomson_(Ohio_politician)