Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900
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Virginia born Indiana lawyer, politician, and author who served in the Indiana legislature, 1834-1838, the U.S. Senate, 1840-1852, and briefly as Rutherford Hayes' secretary of the navy.
Indiana school teacher and lawyer, served in the Indiana Legislature and the U.S. House and Senate. Appointed to the Indiana 5th Circuit Court by Andrew Johnson. During President Hayes' administration, Thompson served as Secretary of the Navy and after that as head of the French Panama Canal Project until he retired to Indiana.
United States Representative from Indiana, 1841-1843, 1847-1849; 27th United States Secretary of the Navy, 1877-1880.
U.S. secretary of the navy, U.S. representative from Indiana, author, jurist, and lawyer.
William M. Thompson was the father of Richard W. Thompson. Richard Thompson had an active career in Indiana and national politics, serving as the state legislator from Lawrence Co. (1834-1838); provost marshal of the Terre Haute District (1861-1865); a delegate to the Whig and Republican national convention; chairman of the Know-Nothing state convention (1856); and U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1877-1880).
Indiana lawyer and politician, serving in the Indiana House and Senate, United States Congress, and as Secretary of the Navy under Hayes.
American politician; U. S. Sec. of the Navy.
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Culpeper County (Va.)
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