Cyrus Thompson

Cyrus Thompson
Thompson, 1919
14th Secretary of State of North Carolina
In office
1897–1901
GovernorDaniel L. Russell
Preceded byCharles M. Cooke
Succeeded byJohn Bryan Grimes
Personal details
Born(1855-02-08)February 8, 1855
Richlands, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 20, 1930(1930-11-20) (aged 75)
Political partyPopulist
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
Spouse
Florence Garland Kent
(m. 1882)
Children10
Alma materUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine

Cyrus Thompson (February 8, 1855 – November 20, 1930)[1] was a politician and leader of the Populist Party in North Carolina. He served as North Carolina Secretary of State for one term, from 1897 to 1901.

Life

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Thompson studied medicine at the University of Virginia Medical School and Tulane University School of Medicine where he received a degree in 1878.[1] Thompson, a medical doctor and farmer, represented Onslow County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1883, and in the North Carolina Senate in 1885. Both times, he was elected as a Democrat. Thompson became a leader in the Farmers Alliance and bolted from the Democrats to become a Populist.

Personal life

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He married his wife, Florence Garland Kent, in 1882.[1] They had ten children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Thompson, Cyrus | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-08-08.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Rufus Amis
Republican nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State
1896, 1900
Succeeded by
Joseph J. Jenkins
First Populist nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State
1896, 1900
Succeeded by
none
Preceded by
Joseph J. Jenkins
Republican nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State
1908
Succeeded by
William J. Andrews
Preceded by North Carolina Secretary of State
1897–1901
Succeeded by