Background
Thompson, Hedge was born on January 28, 1780 in Salem, New Jersey, United States.
General politician representative
Thompson, Hedge was born on January 28, 1780 in Salem, New Jersey, United States.
He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1802 and practiced his profession in Salem. Member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1805. Served in the New Jersey Legislative Council (now the New Jersey Senate) in 1819.
Appointed associate judge of Salem County, New Jersey, in 1815 and again in 1824.
Served as collector for Salem County from 1826 to 1828. Elected to the Twentieth Congress and served from March 4, 1827, until his death in Salem, New Jersey, on July 23, 1828.
Interment in Saint John"s Protestant Episcopal Churchyard.
Information found on public domain website of the Bioguide of the United States Congress.
Member New Jersey General Assembly, 1805. Member New Jersey Council, 1819. Member United States House