John Thompson (1749–1823)

John Thompson (March 20, 1749 – September 30, 1823) was a United States representative from New York.

For similarly named people, including a later Representative from New York, see John Thompson (disambiguation).

John Thompson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
1799–1801
Preceded byJohn Evert Van Alen
Succeeded byDavid Thomas
Constituency7th district
In office
1807–1811
Preceded byPeter Sailly
Succeeded byBenjamin Pond
Constituency11th district (1807–1809)
8th district (1809–1811)
Personal details
Born(1749-03-20)March 20, 1749
Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British America
DiedSeptember 30, 1823(1823-09-30) (aged 74)
Stillwater, New York, U.S.

Biography

Thompson was born in Litchfield in the Connecticut Colony on March 20, 1749. He attended the common schools, and at the age of fourteen moved with his parents to Stillwater, where he became a farmer. Thompson served in the American Revolution as a captain, and commanded a company of the 13th Regiment of Albany County Militia, including participation in the Battles of Saratoga.[1] He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1788 and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1788 and 1789.

Thompson was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1801. In 1791 Governor George Clinton appointed him first judge of Saratoga County, and he served until 1809.

Thompson was again elected to Congress in 1806, and he served in the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1811.

He died in Stillwater on September 30, 1823 and was interred at Yellow Meeting House Cemetery in Stillwater.

References
  1. Seymour, Mary Jane (1898). Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. 7. Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co. p. 7.
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