Thomas Larkin Thompson
14th Secretary of State of California
In office
1883–1887
GovernorGeorge Stoneman
Preceded byDaniel M. Burns
Succeeded byWilliam C. Hendricks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byBarclay Henley
Succeeded byJohn J. De Haven
United States Minister to Brazil
In office
September 9, 1893 – July 17, 1897
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byEdwin H. Conger
Succeeded byEdwin H. Conger
Personal details
Born(1838-05-31)May 31, 1838
Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia)
DiedFebruary 1, 1898(1898-02-01) (aged 59)
Santa Rosa, California
Political partyDemocratic
Parent

Thomas Larkin Thompson (May 31, 1838 – February 1, 1898) was an American newspaperman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1887 to 1889. He was the son of Robert Augustine Thompson.

Early life and career

Born in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia), Thompson attended the common schools and Buffalo Academy, Virginia (now West Virginia). He moved to California in 1855 and settled in Sonoma County. He established the Petaluma Journal the same year. He purchased the Sonoma Democrat in 1860, and was the editor of that paper. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880 and 1892, and was secretary of state of California 1883-1887. He declined to be a candidate for renomination.

Congress

Thompson was elected as a Democrat to the 50th United States Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1888 to the 51st Congress.

Later career and death

He was appointed on April 4, 1891, commissioner from California to the World's Fair at Chicago. He was minister to Brazil from April 24, 1893, to May 27, 1897.

Death

He died in Santa Rosa, California, February 1, 1898, and was interred in the Rural Cemetery.

References

  • United States Congress. "Thomas Larkin Thompson (id: T000219)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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