John Thomson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | John Sloane |
| Succeeded by | Andrew W. Loomis |
| Constituency | 12th district (1829–1833) 17th district (1833–1837) |
| In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan McArthur |
| Succeeded by | William Creighton, Jr. |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| Member of theOhio Senate from theColumbiana County district | |
| In office 1817–1821 | |
| Preceded by | John G. Young |
| Succeeded by | Gideon Hughes |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives from the Columbiana County district | |
| In office 1816–1817 Serving with Jacob Roller | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Rigdon Robert Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Kinney Joseph Richardson Jacob Roller |
| Member of theOhio Senate from theColumbiana,Stark andWayne counties district | |
| In office 1814–1816 Serving with Lewis Kinney Joseph Richardson John G. Young | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Kinney Joseph Richardson |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1780-11-20)November 20, 1780 |
| Died | December 2, 1852(1852-12-02) (aged 72) New Lisbon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lisbon Cemetery |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
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John Thomson (November 20, 1780 – December 2, 1852), also known asJohn Thompson,[a] was aUnited States Representative fromOhio from 1825 to 1827 and from 1829 to 1837. He served as a member of theOhio Senate from 1814 to 1815 and from 1817 to 1820. He also served in theOhio House of Representatives in 1816.
John Thomson was born on November 20, 1780, in the northern part of theKingdom of Ireland. He immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1787. They moved toButler County, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine in Butler County.[1][2]
In 1806 or 1807, he moved toNew Lisbon, Ohio, and practiced medicine.[1][3] During theWar of 1812, Thomson was part of a militia and was promoted to the rank of major general.[2]
Thomson served in theOhio Senate from 1814 to 1816 and from 1817 to 1820 and in theOhio House of Representatives in 1816.[1] In 1820, he was appointed by PresidentJames Monroe to serve as a judge of theSuperior Court of theArkansas Territory, but he declined the appointment.[4] Thomson was elected to theNineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1826 to theTwentieth Congress. Thomson was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1836.[1][5]
After his political career, Thomson resumed the practice of medicine.[1]
He was a member of the Presbyterian church.[2]
Thomson died on December 2, 1852, in New Lisbon (now Lisbon),Columbiana County, Ohio. He was interred in New Lisbon Cemetery.[1][6]
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