Brief Life History of William J
When William J Thomson was born on 21 October 1857, in Craigs, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Thomson, was 25 and his mother, Margaret Wardrope Wilson, was 24. He married Martha Eliza Despain on 27 September 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1930. He died on 9 January 1935, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in New Tacoma Cemetery, University Place, Pierce, Washington, United States.
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- William Thompson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Unknown, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
- William Thomson, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"
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1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English and northern Irish: variant of Thompson .
Scottish: sometimes an Anglicized form of Gaelic McThomas; see McTavish , McComish .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen . Compare Thompson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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