Philip R. Thompson
U.S. Congressperson
1766 – 1837
Who was Philip R. Thompson?
Philip Rootes Thompson was an 18th-century and 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.
Born near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Thompson was educated by private teachers as a child. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Fairfax, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1793 to 1797 and was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1800, serving from 1801 to 1807. Afterwards, Thompson continued to practice law until his death on July 27, 1837 in Kanawha County, Virginia and was interred in Coals Mouth, Virginia.
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- Born
- Mar 26, 1766
United States of America - Also known as
- Philip Thompson
- Philip Rootes Thompson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- College of William and Mary
- Died
- Jul 27, 1837
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on July 23, 2013
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