John Thomson (Ohio politician)
John Thomson (November 20, 1780 – December 2, 1852) was a United States Representative from Ohio.
John Thomson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Andrew W. Loomis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | John Sloane |
| Succeeded by | Robert Mitchell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan McArthur |
| Succeeded by | William Creighton, Jr. |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Columbiana County | |
| In office 1816–1817 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Rigdon Robert Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Kinney Joseph Richardson Jacob Roller |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from Columbiana County | |
| In office 1817–1821 | |
| Preceded by | John G. Young |
| Succeeded by | Gideon Hughes |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from Columbiana, Stark and Wayne counties | |
| In office 1814–1816 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Kinney Joseph Richardson |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1780 Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | December 2, 1852 (aged 72) New Lisbon, Ohio |
| Resting place | Lisbon Cemetery |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
Born in the Kingdom of Ireland, Thomson immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1787. He completed preparatory studies. He studied medicine, and in 1806, he moved to New Lisbon, Ohio, and practiced. He served in the Ohio Senate in 1814, 1815, and 1817–1820 and in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1816.
Thomson was elected to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1826 to the Twentieth Congress.
Thomson was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1836. He resumed the practice of medicine.
He died in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana County, Ohio, December 2, 1852. He was interred in New Lisbon Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "John Thomson (id: T000230)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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