About Edward Hughes Thompson
Lived 1810 – 1886 (aged 75). Edward Hughes Thompson was an American lawyer and politician.
Edward Hughes Thomson (1820-1886) was a Michigan politician.
Political life He served as Lapeer County's and Genesee County's Prosecuting Attorney. Became a Michigan State Senator in 1848 for the 6th district then Genesee County 1st District Michigan Representative from 1859 to 1860. He enlisted as a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was elected as mayor of the City of Flint in 1877 serving a 1-year term.
Death Thomson died on February 2, 1886, in Flint, Michigan and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Flint.
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Who was Edward Hughes Thompson?
American politician (1810-1886)
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Edward Hughes Thompson was born on 15 June 1810 in Kendal.
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Edward Hughes Thompson died on 2 February 1886 in Flint.
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Edward Hughes Thompson was a lawyer and politician.
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Edward Hughes Thompson was American.
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