Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 52
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 7/23/1842
City: Lancaster, PA
County: Lancaster County, PA
Country: US
Death
Date: 7/20/1904
City: Yonkers, NY
County: Westchester County, NY
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Princeton, NJ
County: Mercer County, NJ
Country: US
Cemetery: Princeton Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Adelaide Mary Brush, 1867; died 1875.
married Adele Campau, 1878.
Number of Children: 1
Background
Religion:
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: lawyer, real estate
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Attended Amherst College and Columbia University Law School.
Biographical Sketch:
Enlisted for three months in 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1861. Enlisted in Company C, Michigan 1st Lancer Cavalry Battalion, 12/9/1861. Regiment disbanded, 3/19/1862. Appointed aide-de-camp as a second lieutenant on staff of Gen. Gershom Mott, 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, 1862. Severely wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, earning promotion to first lieutenant for gallantry on the battlefield, 5/1863. Unit mustered out, 1864. Located in Detroit to study in a law firm, 1866. Admitted to the bar, 1867. Served on Board of Estimates, 1873, and as alderman, 1874–1875. Delegate to the Republican National Convention; 1876, 1880. Mayor of Detroit, 1880-83. Member, Michigan Senate, 1895-98.
Notable Facts:
Founded Detroit Wolverines, Detroit's first major league baseball team, 1881.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Cities and Villages , Judiciary , Liquor Traffic , Military Affairs , Railroads , Constitutional Amendments
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Wards 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 of the city of Detroit
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Elections , Federal Relations , Liquor Traffic , Military Affairs , Railroads , Select Committee on Congressional Apportionment
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Wards 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 of Detroit
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Widow/Widower
Bibliography:
MI Manual 1895, p. 556-7.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Thompson