About Philip R. Thompson
Lived 1766 – 1837 (aged 71). Philip R. Thompson was an American politician, lawyer, farmer and judge.
Philip Rootes Thompson (March 26, 1766 – July 27, 1837) was an 18th-century and 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.
Born near Fredericksburg in the Colony of 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 (now West Virginia) and was interred in Coals Mouth, Virginia (now St. Albans, West Virginia).
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Who was Philip R. Thompson?
American politician (1766-1837)
When was Philip R. Thompson born?
Philip R. Thompson was born on 26 March 1766 in Fredericksburg.
When did Philip R. Thompson die?
Philip R. Thompson died on 27 July 1837 in Kanawha County.
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Philip R. Thompson was a politician, lawyer, farmer and judge.
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Philip R. Thompson was American.
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