Joseph Bryan Thompson
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Joseph Bryan Thompson was a U.S. Representative
from Oklahoma
.
Born near Sherman, Texas
, Thompson attended the public schools, and was graduated from Savoy College in Fannin County, Texas
, in 1890.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Purcell
, Indian Territory
.
He moved to Ardmore
, Indian Territory.
He was appointed commissioner for the United States court in 1893 and returned to Purcell, Indian Territory.
He resigned in 1897.
He moved to Pauls Valley
and resumed the practice of law
.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900, 1904, and 1908.
He served as member of the Democratic Territorial committee 1896-1904.
He served as chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1906 and 1908.
He served in the State senate 1910-1914.
Thompson was elected as a Democrat
to the 63rd Congress
and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1913, until his death on a train near Martinsburg, West Virginia
, while en route to his home at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, September 18, 1919.
He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
Born near Sherman, Texas
Sherman, Texas
Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's estimated population as of 2009 was 38,407. It is also one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, Thompson attended the public schools, and was graduated from Savoy College in Fannin County, Texas
Fannin County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,242 people, 11,105 households, and 7,984 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile . There were 12,887 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
, in 1890.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Purcell
Purcell, Oklahoma
Purcell is located in the outer south suburban area of Oklahoma City. It is often called "Quarterhorse Capital of the World" and it is the county seat of McClain County , Oklahoma, United States; it also extends a short distance into Cleveland County. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 census...
, Indian Territory
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
.
He moved to Ardmore
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ardmore is a business, cultural and tourism city in and the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 24,283, while a 2007 estimate has the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area totaling 56,694 residents...
, Indian Territory.
He was appointed commissioner for the United States court in 1893 and returned to Purcell, Indian Territory.
He resigned in 1897.
He moved to Pauls Valley
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Pauls Valley is a city in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6,256 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Garvin County.-History:...
and resumed the practice of law
Practice of law
In its most general sense, the practice of law involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiations and court proceedings such as lawsuits, and is applied to the professional services of a lawyer or attorney at law, barrister,...
.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900, 1904, and 1908.
He served as member of the Democratic Territorial committee 1896-1904.
He served as chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1906 and 1908.
He served in the State senate 1910-1914.
Thompson was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the 63rd Congress
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1913, until his death on a train near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...
, while en route to his home at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, September 18, 1919.
He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.