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Richard E. Thompson

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Richard E. Thompson
c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born(1871-12-13)December 13, 1871
Toomsuba, Mississippi
Died1928(1928-00-00) (aged 56–57)
Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic

Richard Edgar Thompson (December 13, 1871 - 1928) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

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Richard Edgar Thompson was born on December 13, 1871, in Toomsuba, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of John Daniel Thompson and Susan Jane (Camp) Thompson.[1] He grew up in poverty and received his education from a country school.[1] He continued to work on the farm and his father's shop until he became an assistant postmaster and railroad agent.[1] He then served as Toomsuba's postmaster and, while serving in that office, established a Rural Free Delivery route there.[1] Thompson was elected to represent the 14th district in the Mississippi State Senate in 1915 for the 1916–1920 term.[1][2] Thompson died in 1928 in Mississippi.[3]

Personal life

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Thompson was a Freemason and a member of the Presbyterian Church.[1] In 1891, Thompson married Mollie Elizabeth Hurtt.[1] In 1905, they adopted two children named Paul and Carl.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1917). Journal ... p. 253.
  3. ^ "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CG8K-2YMM  : 31 March 2020), Richard E Thompson, 1928.