Wiley Thompson

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Wiley Thompson (September 23, 1781 - December 28, 1835) was a United States Representative from Georgia.

Born in Amelia County, Virginia, Thompson moved to Elberton, Georgia, and served as a commissioner of the Elbert County Academy in 1808. He served in the Georgia Senate from 1817 to 1819 and was appointed major general of the Fourth Division of the Georgia Militia in November of 1817, a position in which he served until his resignation in November of 1824.

Thompson was elected as a Republican to the 17th United States Congress and reelected as a Crawford Republican to the 18th Congress. Thompson was then elected as a Jacksonian to the 19th and three successive Congresses (20th, 21st and 22nd). His congressional tenure spanned from March 4, 1821, through March 3, 1833).

After his congressional service, Thompson served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1833. He became an Indian agent to the Seminoles and was appointed in 1834 to superintend the removal of the Seminoles from Florida. He was subsequently killed by a band of Seminoles led by Osceola at Fort King, Florida, on December 28, 1835, and was buried on his estate in Elberton.

Preceded by William Terrell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's At-large congressional district March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1833	Succeeded by Roger Lawson Gamble