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
March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811
Preceded byPeter Sailly
Succeeded byBenjamin Pond
Constituency8th district
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Preceded byPeter Sailly
Succeeded byThomas R. Gold
Constituency11th district
In office
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
Preceded byJohn Evert Van Alen
Succeeded byDavid Thomas
Constituency7th district
Member of the New York State Assembly
from Albany County
In office
January 1, 1788 – December 31, 1789
Serving with John Duncan, John Lansing Jr., Cornelius Van Dyck, Henry K. Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, John Younglove
Preceded byLeonard Gansevoort, James Gordon, Thomas Sickles, John De Peyster Ten Eyck, Dirck Van Ingen, Hezekiah Van Orden, John Younglove
Succeeded byLeonard Bronck, James Gordon, Richard Sill, Henry K. Van Rensselaer, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Cornelius Van Veghten, John Younglove
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.
Resting placeYellow Meeting House Cemetery, Stillwater, New York, U.S.
SpouseFrances "Fanney" McFarlane
Children6
OccupationFarmer

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 6th 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 10th and 11th 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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