Joel Thompson (politician)

Joel Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district
In office 1813–1815
Preceded by	Peter B. Porter
Succeeded by	James Birdsall Jabez D. Hammond
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office 1803–1804 1798
Personal details
Born	(1760-10-03)October 3, 1760 Stanford, Province of New York, British America
Died	February 8, 1843(1843-02-08) (aged 82) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Green-Wood Cemetery
Political party	Federalist
Military service
Branch/service	Continental Army
Years of service	1779–1780
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Joel Thompson (October 3, 1760 – February 8, 1843) was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Representative from New York.

Early life and education

Born in Stanford in the Province of New York, he attended the common schools in Smyrna. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Duanesburg and Sherburne.

Career

He served in the Continental Army in 1779 and 1780 and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1798, 1803, and 1804, serving one term as member from Albany County and two terms as a member from Chenango County, New York. He was assistant justice of the court of common pleas of Chenango County from July 1799 to June 1807, when he became judge of Chenango County, serving until March 16, 1814.

Thompson was elected as a Federalist to the 13th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815. He resumed the practice of law in Sherburne, New York.

Death

In 1843, Thompson died in Brooklyn. He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Joel Thompson (id: T000205)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Peter B. Porter	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th congressional district 1813–1815 with John M. Bowers 1813, and Isaac Williams, Jr. 1814–1815	Succeeded by James Birdsall, Jabez D. Hammond