Richard W. Thompson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 123 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 9,1809 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Culpeper |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 9,1900 |
| Died | Terre Haute |
| Indiana | |
| United States | |
| Presidents | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Party | Whig Party |
| Previous position | United States Secretary of the Navy (1877–1880) |
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| ID | 1253902 |
Richard W. Thompson Life story
Richard Wigginton Thompson was an American politician. Thompson was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. He left Virginia in 1831 and lived briefly in Louisville, Kentucky before finally settling in Lawrence County, Indiana. There, he taught school, kept a store, and studied law at night.
