Alexander McDonald Thomson
Alexander McDonald Thomson (May 20, 1822 – June 9, 1898) was speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Thomson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1822 to immigrants from Scotland and Holland.[1][2] His family moved to Ohio when he was a child.[1] He moved to Hartford, Wisconsin in 1848[1] and to Janesville, Wisconsin in 1864. From 1870 to 1873, he was editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel. Thomson also authored A Political History of Wisconsin.[3] He died in Milwaukee in 1898.[1]
Political career
Thomson was speaker of the Assembly from 1868 to 1869. In addition, he was sergeant at arms of the Assembly from 1864 to 1870. He was a Republican.
References
- ^ a b c d "A. M. Thompson Is Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. June 18, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved September 17, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thomson, Alexander McDonald 1822 - 1898". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ A political history of Wisconsin. Google. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
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Categories:
- Politicians from Pittsburgh
- People from Washington County, Wisconsin
- Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin Republicans
- Editors of Wisconsin newspapers
- 19th-century American newspaper editors
- 1822 births
- 1898 deaths
- 19th-century American journalists
- American male journalists
- 19th-century male writers
- 19th-century American politicians
- Journalists from Pennsylvania