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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | John M. Thompson |
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Butler, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 04, 1829
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| Died | September 03, 1903
(74 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | THOMPSON, John McCandless, (brother of William George Thompson), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Butler, Butler County, Pa., January 4, 1829; attended the common schools and Witherspoon Institute; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1854 and began practice in Butler, Pa.; member of the State house of representatives in 1859 and 1860, and served one year as speaker; entered the Union Army during the Civil War and served as major and subsequently as lieutenant colonel of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ebenezer McJunkin and served from December 22, 1874, to March 3, 1875; elected to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879); was not a candidate for renomination in 1878; resumed the practice of his profession; died in Butler, Pa., September 3, 1903; interment in Butler Cemetery.
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