Thomas Larkin Thompson
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Thomas Larkin Thompson was a U.S. Representative
from California
, son of Robert Augustine Thompson
.
Born in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia), Thompson attended the common schools and Buffalo Academy, Virginia (now West Virginia).
He moved to California in 1855 and settled in Sonoma County.
He established the Petaluma Journal the same year.
Purchased the Sonoma Democrat in 1860, and was the editor of that paper.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880 and 1892.
Secretary of state of California 1882-1886.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination.
Thompson was elected as a Democrat
to the Fiftieth
Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first
Congress.
He was appointed on April 4, 1891, commissioner from California to the World's Fair at Chicago.
Minister to Brazil
from April 24, 1893, to May 27, 1897.
He died in Santa Rosa, California
, February 1, 1898.
He was interred in the Rural Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, son of Robert Augustine Thompson
Robert A. Thompson
Robert Augustine Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of Thomas Larkin Thompson.Born near Culpeper Court House, Virginia, Thompson attended a private school at Gallipolis, Ohio, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.He studied law.He was admitted to the...
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Born in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia), Thompson attended the common schools and Buffalo Academy, Virginia (now West Virginia).
He moved to California in 1855 and settled in Sonoma County.
He established the Petaluma Journal the same year.
Purchased the Sonoma Democrat in 1860, and was the editor of that paper.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880 and 1892.
Secretary of state of California 1882-1886.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination.
Thompson was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress.
He was appointed on April 4, 1891, commissioner from California to the World's Fair at Chicago.
Minister to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
from April 24, 1893, to May 27, 1897.
He died in Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, February 1, 1898.
He was interred in the Rural Cemetery.