Richard E. Thompson
c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 1916  January 1920
Personal details
Born(1871-12-13)December 13, 1871
Toomsuba, Mississippi
Died1928(1928-00-00) (aged 56–57)
Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic

Richard Edgar Thompson (December 13, 1871 - 1928) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

Richard Edgar Thompson was born on December 13, 1871, in Toomsuba, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of John Daniel Thompson and Susan Jane (Camp) Thompson.[1] He grew up in poverty and received his education from a country school.[1] He continued to work on the farm and his father's shop until he became an assistant postmaster and railroad agent.[1] He then served as Toomsuba's postmaster and, while serving in that office, established a Rural Free Delivery route there.[1] Thompson was elected to represent the 14th district in the Mississippi State Senate in 1915 for the 1916–1920 term.[1][2] Thompson died in 1928 in Mississippi.[3]

Personal life

Thompson was a Freemason and a member of the Presbyterian Church.[1] In 1891, Thompson married Mollie Elizabeth Hurtt.[1] In 1905, they adopted two children named Paul and Carl.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1917). Journal ... p. 253.
  3. "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CG8K-2YMM  : 31 March 2020), Richard E Thompson, 1928.


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