| 词条 | John C. Thompson |
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John C. Thompson (1790–June 27, 1831) was a Vermont lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1830 until his death. BiographyJohn C. Thompson was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, probably in 1790.{{sfn|Vermont Legislative Directory|page=219}}{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}} He studied law with an attorney in Hartford, Connecticut, and attained admission to the bar.{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}}{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}} He moved to Windsor, Vermont in 1813, where he established himself as an attorney{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}} and also became active in politics as a Democratic-Republican, including serving as editor of the Vermont Republican newspaper.{{sfn|Extracts from the Rutland Weekly Herald, 1816-1820|page=10}} He practiced law in Windsor until 1818, when he moved to Hartland.{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}}{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}} Thompson moved to Burlington in 1822.{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}}{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}} In 1827, Thompson was elected to the Vermont Executive Council, and he served until 1830.{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}}{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}} In 1830, Chief Justice Samuel Prentiss of the Vermont Supreme Court resigned because he had been elected to the United States Senate, and Associate Justice Titus Hutchinson was elevated to Chief Justice.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}}{{sfn|History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical|page=124}} Thompson was appointed to succeed Hutchinson as an Associate Justice, and he served until his death.{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}}{{sfn|History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical|page=124}} Thompson was traveling from Burlington to Montpelier in June 1831 when he was suddenly taken ill.{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}}{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}} He returned to Burlington, where he died on June 27.{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}}{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}} He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Burlington,{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Entry for John C. Thompson"}} and was succeeded on the court by Samuel S. Phelps.{{sfn|History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical|page=124}} FamilyIn 1816, Thompson married Nancy Patrick (1796-1865) of Windsor.{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}}{{sfn|Men of Vermont Illustrated|page=181}}{{sfn|Extracts from the Rutland Weekly Herald, 1816-1820|page=10}}{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Entry for Nancy (Patrick) Thompson"}} They were the parents of Sophia Patrick Thompson (1826-1833),{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Entry for Sophia P. Thompson"}} and Charles Henry Thompson (1830-1846).{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Entry for Charles H. Thompson"}} Charles died when he drowned after a sailing accident on Lake Champlain.{{sfn|The Green Bag|pages=123-124}} In her later years, Nancy Patrick Thompson resided in Troy, New York with her sister Sophia and brother-in-law Gardner Stow. According to a November 1847 newspaper article, another daughter of John C. Thompson and Nancy Patrick, also named Nancy, married John D. Duggan in Troy in a ceremony performed by Reverend John H. Hopkins of Burlington.{{sfn|"Married: J. D. Duggan, Nancy P. Thompson"|page=3}}{{sfn|"Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, marriage Entry for Nancy P. Thompson and John D. Duggan"}} This article also indicated that at the time of the wedding, Duggan was a resident of Cuba, West Indies.{{sfn|"Married: J. D. Duggan, Nancy P. Thompson"|page=3}} ReferencesSourcesBooks
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