William Thomasson
William Thomasson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
Preceded by | John Pope |
Succeeded by | Garnett Duncan |
Personal details | |
Born | William Poindexter Thomasson October 8, 1797 New Castle, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | December 29, 1882 La Grange, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 85)
Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Spouse |
Charlotte Leonard (m. 1825) |
Children | 4 |
Occupation |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Unit | Seventy-first Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry |
Battles / wars | |
William Poindexter Thomasson (October 8, 1797 – December 29, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Early life
[edit]William Poindexter Thommasson was born on October 8, 1797, in New Castle, Kentucky.[1] Thomasson completed preparatory studies. He served in Captain Duncan's company in the War of 1812.[1]
Thomasson studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Corydon, Indiana, before he was twenty-one years of age.[1]
Career
[edit]Thomasson served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1818–1820. He served as prosecuting attorney of Corydon in 1818. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1841.[1] After moving to Louisville, he became city attorney and county attorney.[2]
Thomasson was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847). He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and resumed the practice of law.[1]
During the Civil War, Thomasson served in the Union Army in the Seventy-first Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Thomasson married Charlotte Leonard of Floyd County, Indiana in 1825. They had four children: Nelson, John J., Saran and Laura.[2]
Thomasson died near La Grange, Kentucky on December 29, 1882. He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "THOMASSON, William Poindexter". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Hon. William P. Thomasson". The Courier-Journal. December 31, 1882. p. 8. Retrieved June 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- United States Congress. "William Thomasson (id: T000190)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1797 births
- 1882 deaths
- People from New Castle, Kentucky
- Indiana lawyers
- Union army soldiers
- Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery
- American military personnel of the War of 1812
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
- People from Corydon, Indiana
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives