John Burton Thompson

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John Burton Thompson
John Burton Thompson
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by Joseph R. Underwood
Succeeded by Lazarus W. Powell
Born December 14, 1810(1810-12-14)
Harrodsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
Died January 7, 1874 (aged 63)
Harrodsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party Whig, Know Nothing
Profession Politician, Lawyer

John Burton Thompson (December 14, 1810 – January 7, 1874) was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.

Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson completed preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harrodsburg, becoming the Commonwealth's Attorney. He was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1829 to 1833, and was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1835 and 1837.

Thompson was elected as a Whig to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy in Kentucky's 5th District caused by the death of Simeon H. Anderson. He was subsequently reelected, and served in all from December 7, 1840 to March 3, 1843. After a time out of Congress, he was again elected to represent the same district, serving this time from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1851. During this time he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Militia.

Thompson was Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1852. He was then elected as Whig to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1859. He died in Harrodsburg and was interred in Spring Hill Cemetery.

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Preceded by
Simeon H. Anderson		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 4th congressional district
December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1843		 Succeeded by
James W. Stone
Preceded by
Bryan Rust Young		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 4th congressional district
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851		 Succeeded by
James W. Stone
Preceded by
John L. Helm		 Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
1852 – 1853		 Succeeded by
James Greene Hardy
Preceded by
Joseph R. Underwood		 United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859
Served alongside: Archibald Dixon, John J. Crittenden		 Succeeded by
Lazarus W. Powell
v • d • e
Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky
Bullitt • Caldwell • Slaughter • Hickman • Slaughter • Barry • McAfee • Breathitt • J. Morehead • Wickliffe • M. Thomson • Dixon • Helm • J. Thompson • Hardy • Boyd • Jacob • Stevenson • Carlisle • Underwood • Cantrill • Hindman • Bryan • Alford • Worthington • Marshall • Beckham • Thorne • Cox • McDermott • Black • Ballard • Denhardt • Breathitt, Jr. • Chandler • Johnson • Myers • Tuggle • Wetherby • Beauchamp • Waterfield • Wyatt • Waterfield • Ford • Carroll • Stovall • Collins • Beshear • Jones • Patton • Henry • Pence • Mongiardo
v • d • e
United States Senators from Kentucky
Class 2
Brown • Thruston • Clay • Bibb • Walker • Barry • Hardin • Crittenden • Johnson • Bibb • Crittenden • Morehead • J. Underwood • Thompson • Powell • Guthrie • McCreery • Stevenson • Beck • Carlisle • Lindsay • Blackburn • Paynter • James • Martin • Stanley • Sackett • Robsion • Williamson • M. Logan • Chandler • Stanfill • Cooper • Chapman • T. Underwood • Cooper • Barkley • Humphreys • Cooper • Huddleston • McConnell
 United States Senate
Class 3
Edwards • Marshall • J. Breckinridge • Adair • Clay • Pope • Bledsoe • Talbot • W. Logan • Talbot • Rowan • Clay • Crittenden • Metcalfe • Clay • Meriwether • Dixon • Crittenden • J.C. Breckinridge • Davis • Machen • McCreery • Williams • Blackburn • Deboe • McCreary • Bradley • Camden • Beckham • Ernst • Barkley • Withers • Clements • Morton • Cook • Ford • Bunning