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American politician
Born Smith THOMPSON
United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States Supreme Court Associate Justice
Born on January 17, 1768 in Amenia, New York, USA , United States
Died on December 18, 1843 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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He was a founding vice president of the American Bible Society and provided a copy to every officer and enlisted man in the Navy.
... Born in Amenia, New York, Thompson graduated from Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey) in 1788, taught for a short period thereafter, then studied law under James Kent and subsequently set up a law practice. He practiced in Troy, New York from 1792 to 1793, and in Poughkeepsie, New York from 1793 to 1802. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1800, and attended the New York Constitutional Convention of 1801. He was appointed to the New York State Supreme Court in 1802, serving as Associate Justice from 1802 to 1814, and Chief Justice from 1814 to 1818.
He was a founding vice president of the American Bible Society and provided a copy to every officer and enlisted man in the Navy.
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