Territorial House 1855 (District 4); Territorial Council 1856-57 (District 8); Republican Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 8); Senate 1871 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Cottonwood, Faribault, Fillmore, Houston, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Murray, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rock, Wabasha, Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/23/1825
Birth Place:
, Ontario
Birth County:
Lincoln
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
10/11/1885
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
C.W.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hokah
Occupation (when first elected):
Miller
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Territorial Republican Constitutional Convention:
8th Council District, Minnesota Territory;
07/13/1857 to 08/29/1857
U.S. Executive Branch:
Northern Superintendency (Superintendent of Indain Affairs);
1861 to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single; Married (listed in 1871); According to a family source, he married Rebecca Sophia Wells on September 27, 1843; According to the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, they were married on November 14, 1865.
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Edward Thompson
- Brother
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1853.
He died, on his farm, in Wells, Minnesota. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse, Wisconsin.