Thomas W. Thompson

Thomas Weston Thompson ( born March 15, 1766 Boston, Massachusetts, † October 1, 1821 in Concord, New Hampshire ) was an American politician ( Federalist Party), who represented the state of New Hampshire in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

Thompson first attended the Dummer Academy, a private school in Byfield, and then enrolled at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1786. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1791 and started out as a lawyer in Salisbury (New Hampshire) to work. In this place he also served 1798-1803 as postmaster. From 1801 to 1821 Thompson was also a board member of Dartmouth College. In 1810 he moved to Concord, where he further pursued his legal activities.

His political career began with the election into the House of Representatives of the United States, where he served from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1807. Immediately after he moved into the House of Representatives from New Hampshire. There he remained for a year; another term in the Parliament chamber followed 1813-1814. He was also the Speaker of the House. Between 1809 and 1811, Thompson has also held the post of Minister of Finance (State treasurer ) of New Hampshire. Finally, he was in 1814 elected to the U.S. Senate, where he became the successor of the late Nicholas Gilman on June 24 this year. His tenure there ended on March 3, 1817; after which he returned to New Hampshire.