Background
Thompson, John was born on July 4, 1809 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States.
United States representative lawyer politician
Thompson, John was born on July 4, 1809 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States.
Born in Rhinebeck, New York, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie, New New York
He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He did not run for reelection in 1858, and resumed the practice of law. Thompson was one of the first trustees of Vassar College, and served from 1861 to 1885.
He was also president of the Falkill National Bank.
He received honorary master of arts degrees from Union College in Schenectady, New York and Yale College. He died in New Hamburg, New York on June 1, 1890.
He was interred in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
Member United States House