Thompson H. Murch

Thompson Henry Murch ( born March 29, 1838 in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine; † 15 December 1886 in Danvers, Massachusetts ) was an American politician. Between 1879 and 1883 he represented the state of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Thompson Murch attended the public schools of his home and then spent several years as a sailor at sea. Later he learned the trade of stonemason. In this profession, he worked for 18 years. In 1877 he published the journal " Granite Cutters International Journal". Between 1877 and 1878 he was secretary of the Granite Cutters ' International Association of America. Murch was also active in the trade union movement.

Politically, Murch joined the short-lived Greenback Party. In 1878 he was a candidate in the fifth electoral district of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1879, the successor of Eugene Hale. After a re-election in 1880 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1883 two legislative sessions. In 1882, his district was dissolved. He applied unsuccessfully for re-election in another district.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Thompson Murch was engaged in trade. He died on 15 December 1886 in Danvers and was buried in Hampden.