Joel Thompson (politician)

Joel Thompson (October 3, 1760 – February 8, 1843) was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Representative from New York.

Joel Thompson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th district
In office
1813–1815
Preceded byPeter B. Porter
Succeeded byJames Birdsall
Jabez D. Hammond
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
1803–1804
1798
Personal details
Born(1760-10-03)October 3, 1760
Stanford, Province of New York, British America
DiedFebruary 8, 1843(1843-02-08) (aged 82)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery
Political partyFederalist
Military service
Branch/serviceContinental Army
Years of service1779–1780
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Early life and education

Born in Stanford in the Province of New York, he attended the common schools in Smyrna. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Duanesburg and Sherburne.

Career

He served in the Continental Army in 1779 and 1780 and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1798, 1803, and 1804, serving one term as member from Albany County and two terms as a member from Chenango County, New York. He was assistant justice of the court of common pleas of Chenango County from July 1799 to June 1807, when he became judge of Chenango County, serving until March 16, 1814.

Thompson was elected as a Federalist to the 13th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815. He resumed the practice of law in Sherburne, New York.

Death

In 1843, Thompson died in Brooklyn. He was interned in Green-Wood Cemetery.

References
  • United States Congress. "Joel Thompson (id: T000205)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Peter B. Porter		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th congressional district
1813–1815
with John M. Bowers 1813, and Isaac Williams, Jr. 1814–1815		 Succeeded by
James Birdsall,
Jabez D. Hammond
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