William Poindexter Thomasson

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1797-10-08

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1882-12-29

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"William Poindexter Thomasson" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00000794, (accessed May 2, 2024).

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Chicago, Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician. Henry County, Kentucky native. Married to Charlotte Leonard Thomasson. Father of Charles L. Thomasson, Sarah Thomasson, Mary P. Thomasson, Anne C. Thomasson, Nelson Thomasson, John J. Thomasson. Represented Harrison County, Indiana, in the State Legislature from 1818 to 1820. City Attorney in Louisville, Kentucky. County Attorney in Jefferson County. Member of the Whig Party for the State of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1847. Attorney in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attorney in Chicago, Illinois, in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 232A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Ward 4, p. 773.
"Hon. William P. Thomasson: His Death at LaGrange Friday at the Age of Eighty-five", Courier-Journal, (Louisville, KY), Dec. 31, 1882, p. 8.

War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815. NARA RG 94, M313
“Thomasson, William Poindexter,” _Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000190.

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