John Thompson (1749–1823)

John Thompson
John Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 7th district
	In office; 1799–1801
Preceded by	John Evert Van Alen
Succeeded by	David Thomas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from 's 11th district
	In office; 1807–1809
Preceded by	Peter Sailly
Succeeded by	Thomas R. Gold
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from 's 8th district
	In office; 1809–1811
Preceded by	James I. Van Alen
Succeeded by	Benjamin Pond
Personal details
Born	March 20, 1749; Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British America
Died	September 30, 1823 (aged 74); Stillwater, New York, U.S.

John Thompson (March 20, 1749 – September 30, 1823) was a United States Representative from New York.

Biography

Thompson was born in Litchfield in the Connecticut Colony on March 20, 1749. He attended the common schools, and at the age of fourteen moved with his parents to Stillwater, where he became a farmer. Thompson served in the American Revolution as a captain, and commanded a company of the 13th Regiment of Albany County Militia, including participation in the Battles of Saratoga.^[1] He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1788 and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1788 and 1789.

Thompson was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1801. In 1791 Governor George Clinton appointed him first judge of Saratoga County, and he served until 1809.

Thompson was again elected to Congress in 1806, and he served in the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1811.

He died in Stillwater on September 30, 1823 and was interred at Yellow Meeting House Cemetery in Stillwater.

References

^ Seymour, Mary Jane (1898). Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. Vol. 7. Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co. p. 7. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

External links

United States Congress. "John Thompson (id: T000206)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
John Thompson at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John Evert Van Alen	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th congressional district 1799–1801	Succeeded by David Thomas
Preceded by Peter Sailly	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th congressional district 1807–1809	Succeeded by Thomas R. Gold
Preceded by James I. Van Alen	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th congressional district 1809–1811	Succeeded by Benjamin Pond

[1] Seymour, Mary Jane (1898). Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. Vol. 7. Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co. p. 7. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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