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John Thompson was born in Glasgow, Scotland in about 1842. He later emigrated to the United States and enlisted as a private in the United States Army in Chicago, Illinois.A member of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment, Thompson saw action during the Apache Wars in the Arizona Territory and eventually reached the rank of sergeant.
Thompson's Bank Note Reporter was a periodical published in New York City by John Thompson beginning in 1842. As a bank note reporter, its main purpose was to convey information about the notes issued by each of the hundreds of different banks operating in North America at the time, including the discounts at which their notes traded, and descriptions of counterfeits currently in circulation.
John Thompson (November 27, 1802 – April 19, 1891) was an American banker, financial publisher, ... In 1842, he founded Thompson's Bank Note Reporter. [4]
John Thompson (soldier, born 1842) (1842–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient John T. Thompson (1860–1940), inventor of the Thompson submachine gun John Marlow Thompson (1914–1994), British Second World War Ace and Battle of Britain pilot
Annie Emma Thompson, Lady Thompson (née Affleck; June 26, 1842 – April 10, 1913) was the wife of Sir John Thompson, the fourth Prime Minister of Canada. She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to James Affleck, a sea captain, and Catherine Saunders. She was the eldest of eight children.
Six generations of the Thompson family were involved with the salt industry, at the site of the Lion Salt Works. John Thompson Senior (1799–1867) was originally a joiner, timber merchant and brickyard owner with premises on Witton Street and London Road in Northwich [1] He entered the salt trade in 1842 when he started a shipping and lighting business along the River Weaver to the ports in ...
Seated December 5, 1842 Pennsylvania 21st: Joseph Lawrence (W) Died April 17, 1842 Thomas M. T. McKennan (W) Seated May 30, 1842 Massachusetts 1st: Robert C. Winthrop (W) Resigned May 25, 1842 Nathan Appleton (W) Seated June 9, 1842 Massachusetts 9th: William S. Hastings (W) Died June 17, 1842 Vacant Not filled this Congress South Carolina 4th
In 1842 the Amelia Thompson was engaged as a transport during First Opium War. [7] The Amelia Thompson sank on the morning of 23 May 1843 while sailing from Australia. She was about 80 miles east by south of Madras. She had been thrown on to her beam ends by a heavy squall. Seven seamen were drowned; Captain Dawson and the remaining crew ...