Thompson, Harlow Chittenden, 1837-1905.

Harlow Chittenden Thompson, overland traveller and later merchant, was born in Dundee, Ill. in 1837.

Thompson left his home in the spring of 1859 for California travelling across the continent having been hired to lead a herd of cattle and horses. Upon arrival in California, Thompson spent the next five years employed in various jobs in Washington and Idaho. Following his marriage to Ellen E. Miller, he returned to California to operate a general merchandise store. Thompson died at his home in Santa Barbara in 1905.

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