Laforrest H. Thompson (January 6, 1848 – June 22, 1900) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as President of the Vermont Senate and a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
Laforrest H. Thompson | |
|---|---|
 From 1886's Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont | |
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1890–1900 | |
| Preceded by | H. Henry Powers |
| Succeeded by | Wendell Phillips Stafford |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1890–1890 | |
| Preceded by | Homer H. Somers |
| Succeeded by | John L. Dodge |
| Constituency | Irasburg |
| President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office 1884–1886 | |
| Preceded by | Justus Dartt |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Bates |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office 1884–1886 Serving with Sydney B. Fletcher | |
| Preceded by | Walter Denison Crane |
| Succeeded by | Wilbur Fisk Templeton |
| Constituency | Orleans County |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1880–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Zuar Eldridge Jameson |
| Succeeded by | Elijah J. Powell |
| Constituency | Irasburg |
| Probate Judge of Orleans County, Vermont | |
| In office 1876–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Edward A. Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Orlo H. Austin |
| State's Attorney of Orleans County, Vermont | |
| In office 1874–1876 | |
| Preceded by | Walter D. Crane |
| Succeeded by | William R. Rowell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1848 Bakersfield, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1900 (aged 52) Irasburg, Vermont, U.S. |
| Resting place | Irasburg Cemetery, Irasburg, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Eliza Dutton (m. 1869) Helen C. Kinney (m. 1881) |
| Children | 7 (including Frank D. Thompson) |
| Education | Kimball Union Academy |
| Profession | Attorney |
Biography
editLaforrest Holman Thompson was born in Bakersfield, Vermont, on January 6, 1848. He was educated at Kimball Union Academy, taught school while studying law, was admitted to the bar in 1871, and opened a practice in Irasburg.[1][2]
A Republican, Thompson served as Orleans County State's Attorney from 1874 to 1876, and county Judge of Probate from 1876 to 1881.[3][4]
In 1880 and 1882 Thompson was Irasburg's member of the Vermont House of Representatives. In 1884 Thompson was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served one term, 1884 to 1886, and was the Senate's President Pro Tem.[5][6]
In 1890 Thompson was again elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. Later in 1890 he was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court, on which he served until his death.[7][8]
Thompson died in Irasburg on June 22, 1900.[9] He is buried in Irasburg Cemetery, Plot 350, Row U 32a.[10]
Thompson's son Frank D. Thompson also served on the Vermont Supreme Court.[11] Frank Thompson was married to Mabel Miles, whose father Willard W. Miles was also an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[12]
References
edit- ^ Jacob G. Ullery, editor, Men of Vermont Illustrated, page 397
- ^ Samuel Lankton Geroud, editor, The General Catalogue and a Brief History of Kimball Union Academy, 1880, page 265
- ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1884, page 43
- ^ A. N. Marquis & Company, publisher, Who's Who in America (1899-1900), 1899, page 725
- ^ Hiram Carleton, Editor, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, Volume 2, 1903, pages 171 to 172
- ^ Thomas William Herringshaw, editor, Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography], 1914, page 449
- ^ Frederick W. Baldwin, editor, History of "Bank of Orleans," "Irasburgh National Bank of Orleans," "Barton National Bank," "Barton Savings Bank," "Barton Savings Bank and Trust Company," 1916, page 113
- ^ Prentiss Cutler Dodge, editor, Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, 1912, page 88
- ^ New York Times, Newspaper article, Death List of a Day, June 23, 1900
- ^ Janice Boyko Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, Vermont Northeast Kingdom Genaology listings for Irasburg Cemetery, 2006
- ^ "Death Notice, Frank Dutton Thompson" (PDF). The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta. Menasha, WI: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. September 1940. p. 86.
- ^ "Death Notice, Frank Dutton Thompson", p. 86.