Philip Thompson (Kentucky)

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Philip Thompson (August 20, 1789 – November 25, 1836) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they compose the legislature of the United States.

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Born on Shawnee Run, near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson received a limited education. He served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812. Held several local offices. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky. He moved to Owensboro, Kentucky. He served as member of the State house of representatives.

Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 8,340 at the 2010 census.

Hartford is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 397 at the 2010 census.

Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 about 107 miles (172 km) southwest of Louisville, and is the principal city of the Owensboro metropolitan area. The 2015 population was 59,042. The metropolitan population was estimated at 116,506.

Thompson was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825). He resumed the practice of law in Owensburg, Kentucky, where he died November 25, 1836. He was interred in the Moseley burying ground on Firth Street. He was reinterred in Rural Hill (later Rosehill Elmwood) Cemetery in 1856.

Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery is located at 1300 Old Hartford Road Owensboro Daviess County Kentucky. There are about 55,000 interments. It is officially recognised as a historical landmark by the state of Kentucky. Notable people buried in the cemetery include a number of US Congressman, as well as Rainey Bethea, the last person to be publicly executed in America.

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References

United States Congress. "Philip Thompson (id: T000211)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .

The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress and its predecessor, the Continental Congress. Also included are Delegates from territories and the District of Columbia and Resident Commissioners from the Philippines and Puerto Rico.

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Preceded by District created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 11th congressional district March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 (obsolete district)	Succeeded by William S. Young

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