About Manlius Valerius Thomson
Lived 1802 – 1850 (aged 47). Manlius Valerius Thomson was an American politician and lawyer.
Manlius Valerius Thomson (August 12, 1802 – July 22, 1850) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Kentucky under Governor Robert P. Letcher from 1840 to 1844.
Life Thomson was born in Scott County, Kentucky and studied in the common schools. He further earned his A.B. from Transylvania University in 1822.
He was a state senator for two terms, and he was elected the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky over John L. Helm by a vote of 52,423 to 35,890. Following the completion of this term as Lieutenant Governor, he was appointed in 1847 by Governor William Owsley as Colonel of the Third Kentucky Regiment during the Mexican War.
In 1850 he died of cholera at his home in Georgetown, Kentucky.
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American politician (1802-1850)
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Manlius Valerius Thomson was born on 12 August 1802 in Scott County.
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Manlius Valerius Thomson died on 22 July 1850.
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Manlius Valerius Thomson was a politician and lawyer.
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