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William Tappan Thompson

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Gender Male
Death141 years ago
Date of birth August 31,1812
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Ravenna
Ohio
United States
Date of died March 24,1882
DiedSavannah
Georgia
United States
OrganizationsSavannah Morning News
BooksMajor Jones' scenes in Georgia
Parents David Thompson
Catherine Kerney Thompson
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William Tappan Thompson Life story


William Tappan Thompson was an American writer who co-founded the Savannah Morning News in the 1850s, known then as the Daily Morning News. One of his most notable works was Major Jones's Courtship, an epistolary novel. Thompson's best-known fictional character was Major Joseph Jones.

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