William G. Thompson

William Gillon Thompson (July 23, 1842 – July 20, 1904) was an American politician, lawyer and Union Army officer who was the mayor of Detroit from 1880 to 1883. He founded Detroit's first major league baseball team, Detroit Wolverines.

Early life William G. Thompson was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on July 23, 1842. He was educated at Amherst College. and founding Detroit's first major league baseball team, the Detroit Wolverines, in 1881. William G Thompson residence in 1360 East Jefferson, was built in 1876 and demolished in 1919. Thompson served on the Board of Estimates in 1873, and as an alderman in 1874–1875. and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Michigan in both 1876 and 1880. He ran for mayor of Detroit on the Republican ticket twice more, winning both times and serving from 1880 to 1883. He also served as a state senator, being elected in 1894.

Personal and later life In 1867, Thompson married Adelaide Mary Brush, the daughter of Edmund A. Brush and granddaughter of Elijah Brush.

Thompson died on July 20, 1904, in Yonkers, New York, of injuries received after being knocked down by a bicycle.