THOMPSON, William George, (brother of John McCandless Thompson), a Representative from Iowa; born near Butler, Butler County, Pa., January 17, 1830; attended the common schools and the…
THOMPSON, Frank, Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., July 26, 1918; attended parochial and public schools and Wake Forest (N.C.) College, 1941 and the…
THOMPSON, Benjamin, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Charlestown, Mass., August 5, 1798; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the State house of…
THOMPSON, John, a Representative from New York; born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., July 4, 1809; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and later from Yale College;…
THOMPSON, John, a Representative from New York; born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., July 4, 1809; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and later from Yale College; studied…
THOMPSON, Hedge, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Salem, N.J., January 28, 1780; pursued an academic course; was graduated from the medical department of the University of…
THOMPSON, Philip, a Representative from Kentucky; born on Shawnee Run, near Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., August 20, 1789; received a limited education; served as a lieutenant in the War of…
(Encyclopedia) Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott Forester), 1899–1966, British novelist, b. Cairo, Egypt, educated in England. A prolific and popular author, C. S. Forester is best known for his novels of…
THOMPSON, Joel, a Representative from New York; born in Stanford, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 3, 1760; attended the common schools in Smyrna, N.Y.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
THOMPSON, John, a Representative from New York; born in Litchfield, Conn., March 20, 1749; attended the common schools; at the age of fourteen moved with his parents to Stillwater, N.Y.;…
