Charles Ernest Thompson (March 7, 1889 – July 16, 1986) was an American politician and jurist. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the state's 6th senatorial district, from 1916 to 1920.
Charles E. Thompson | |
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 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1889 Franklin County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1986 (aged 97) Hidalgo County, Texas, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography edit
Charles Edward Thompson was born on March 7, 1889, at Oak Garden Plantation in Franklin County, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of Pharaoh Carter Thompson and Mary Sam (Marshall) Thompson.[1] He had Welsh ancestry.[1]
Thompson was educated under private tutors.[1] He graduated from Mississippi College with a B. S. in 1914.[1] In November 1915, Thompson was elected to represent Mississippi's 6th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate.[1] He served in the 1916–1920 term.[1] While still a state senator, he entered the University of Mississippi in 1916 and graduated with a L.L.B. in 1917.[1] He was admitted to the bar the same year.[2] He became a lawyer in McAllen, Texas.[2] From 1931 to 1932, he was a judge of Texas's 93rd district court.[2]
Thompson died on July 16, 1986, in Hidalgo County, Texas, while residing in McAllen.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c d The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 1960.
- ^ a b "Charles Thompson in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVTD-B49 : December 5, 2014), Charles Ernest Thompson Sr, Hidalgo, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
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