John E. W. Thompson (born 1855) was an African-American non-career diplomat. He served as U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Santo Domingo from 1885 to 1889 and as U.S. Minister Resident / Consul General from June 30, 1885 to October 17, 1889.
John E. W. Thompson, U. S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian, http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/thompson-john-e-w, retrieved 2009-07-12
Index to Politicians, The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson5.html, retrieved 2009-07-12