William Tappan Thompson
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William Tappan Thompson (31 August 1812 – 24 March 1882) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 humorist and writer.

Born in Ravenna, Ohio
Ravenna, Ohio
* Chris Bangle; automobile designer* Bill Bower, last surviving pilot of the Doolittle Raid* David D. Busch; best-selling author* William Rufus Day; U.S. Supreme Court justice* Calvin Hampton; Classical organist* Robert B...

, his best known creation was the fictional character, Major Joseph Jones. Upon moving to Savannah, GA in the 1850s, he co-founded the Savannah Morning News
Savannah Morning News
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