Philip Thompson (Kentucky)
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Philip Thompson was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born on Shawnee Run, near Harrodsburg, Kentucky
, Thompson received a limited education.
He served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812.
Held several local offices.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hartford, Ohio
County, Kentucky.
He moved to Owensboro, Kentucky
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives.
Thompson was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1825).
He resumed the practice of law in Owensburg, Kentucky, where he died November 25, 1836.
He was interred in the Moseley burying ground on Firth Street.
He was reinterred in Rural Hill (later Elmwood) Cemetery in 1856.
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 Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born on Shawnee Run, near Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Harrodsburg is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,014 at the 2000 census. It is the oldest city in Kentucky.-History:...
, Thompson received a limited education.
He served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812.
Held several local offices.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hartford, Ohio
Hartford, Ohio
Hartford is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2000 census was 405.-Geography:Hartford is located at ....
County, Kentucky.
He moved to Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...
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He served as member of the State house of representatives.
Thompson was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1825).
He resumed the practice of law in Owensburg, Kentucky, where he died November 25, 1836.
He was interred in the Moseley burying ground on Firth Street.
He was reinterred in Rural Hill (later Elmwood) Cemetery in 1856.