Thomas Larkin Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Larkin Thompson

American politician

Date of Birth: 31-May-1838

Place of Birth: Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1898

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Thomas Larkin Thompson (May 31, 1838 – February 1, 1898) was a U.S.
Representative from California, son of Robert Augustine Thompson. 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 1882-1886.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination. 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. 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. He died in Santa Rosa, California, February 1, 1898, and was interred in the Rural Cemetery.