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Charles Perkins Thompson

Charles Perkins Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877
Preceded by Benjamin Butler
Succeeded by George B. Loring
Personal details
Born (1827-07-07)July 7, 1827
Braintree, Massachusetts
Died

January 19, 1894(1894-01-19) (aged 66#REDIRECT

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Resting place Oak Grove Cemetery
Political party Democratic
Charles Perkins Thompson (July 7, 1827 – January 19, 1894) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Braintree on July 30, 1827. He attended public schools, the Hollis Institute, and Amherst College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Gloucester.

Thompson served as United States Assistant District Attorney from 1855 to 1857, was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Forty-fifth Congress.

Thompson resumed the practice of law, and served as city solicitor of Gloucester. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1880

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