Philip R. Thompson
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Philip Rootes Thompson (March 26, 1766 – July 27, 1837) was an 18th-century and 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.
Born near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Thompson was educated by private teachers as a child. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Fairfax, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1793 to 1797 and was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1800, serving from 1801 to 1807. Afterwards, Thompson continued to practice law until his death on July 27, 1837 in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and was interred in Coals Mouth, Virginia (now St. Albans, West Virginia).
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 18th congressional district March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803 (obsolete district) |
Succeeded by Peterson Goodwyn |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1807 |
Succeeded by John Love |
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- 1766 births
- 1837 deaths
- Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
- Virginia lawyers
- College of William & Mary alumni
- People from St. Albans, West Virginia
- People from Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Virginia Democratic-Republicans
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Virginia United States Representative stubs