Thompson, Waddy, 1798-1868
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Waddy Thompson, a member of the Whig party of South Carolina, served in the state legislature, U. S. Congress, and as Minister to Mexico.
South Carolina politician; United States minister to Mexico, 1842-1844.
American lawyer, politician, and a militia brigadier general. He was appointed minister to Mexico for the United States in 1842. He was largely reponsible for securing the release of 200 prisoners from Texas held in Mexico City.
U.S. representative from South Carolina, lawyer, and diplomat.
Waddy Thompson (1798-1868) was a South Carolina politician and diplomat. He served as a member of the South Carolina legislature as a delegate from the Greenville District, 1826-1830; solicitor for the Western District; a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia; a member of the United States House of Representatives, 1835-1841; and United States Minister to Mexico, 1842-1844. He married first Emmala Butler and second Cornelia Jones.
South Carolina attorney, plantation owner, legislator, and diplomat.
Whig politician of South Carolina; state legislator; U.S. representative, 1835-1841; and ambassador to Mexico, 1842-1844.
Waddy Thompson, South Carolina statesman, was born in 1798, and died in 1868.
Born in Pickensville, South Carolina, Waddy Thompson, Jr. (1798-1868), graduated from South Carolina College in 1814. After admission to the bar in 1819, Thompson established a law practice in Edgefield. Actively involved in state and national politics, from 1826 through 1829, he served as member of the State House of Representatives and was subsequently elected solicitor general of the western circuit in 1830. Following his post as brigadier general of the South Carolina militia in 1832, Thompson filled the vacancy in the twenty-fourth Congress caused by the death of Warren Davis and served in the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth Congresses from 1835 through 1841. In 1842, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico, a position he occupied for two years.
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Thompson, Waddy, Jr., (1798-1868). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed on March 9, 2011. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000221 .
Born in Pickensville, South Carolina, Waddy Thompson, Jr. (1798-1868), graduated from South Carolina College in 1814.
After admission to the bar in 1819, Thompson established a law practice in Edgefield. Actively involved in state and national politics, from 1826 through 1829, he served as member of the State House of Representatives and was subsequently elected solicitor general of the western circuit in 1830. Following his post as brigadier general of the South Carolina militia in 1832, Thompson filled the vacancy in the twenty-fourth Congress caused by the death of Warren Davis and served in the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth Congresses from 1835 through 1841. In 1842, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico, a position he occupied for two years.
S.C. Representative; U.S. Diplomat, and U.S. Representative; native of Greenville, S.C.; husband of Emmala Butler Thompson
Waddy Thompson (1798-1868) was a South Carolina politician and diplomat. He served as a member of the South Carolina legislature as a delegate from the Greenville District, 1826-1830; solicitor for the Western District; a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia; a member of the United States House of Representatives, 1835-1841; and United States Minister to Mexico, 1842-1844. He married first Emmala Butler and second Cornelia Jones.
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