Richard E. Thompson

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Richard E. Thompson
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c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 1916 –January 1920
Personal details
Born(1871-12-13)December 13, 1871
Toomsuba, Mississippi
Died1928(1928-00-00) (aged 56–57)
Mississippi
Political party Democratic

Richard Edgar Thompson (December 13, 1871 - 1928) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.

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Biography

Richard Edgar Thompson was born on December 13, 1871, in Toomsuba, Mississippi. [1] He was the son of John Daniel Thompson and Susan Jane (Camp) Thompson. [1] He grew up in poverty and received his education from a country school. [1] He continued to work on the farm and his father's shop until he became an assistant postmaster and railroad agent. [1] He then served as Toomsuba's postmaster and, while serving in that office, established a Rural Free Delivery route there. [1] Thompson was elected to represent the 14th district in the Mississippi State Senate in 1915 for the 1916–1920 term. [1] [2] Thompson died in 1928 in Mississippi. [3]

Personal life

Thompson was a Freemason and a member of the Presbyterian Church. [1] In 1891, Thompson married Mollie Elizabeth Hurtt. [1] In 1905, they adopted two children named Paul and Carl. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ↑ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1917). Journal ... p. 253.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CG8K-2YMM  : 31 March 2020), Richard E Thompson, 1928.
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