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thumb Laforrest H. Thompson (January 6, 1848 – June 22, 1900) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate and a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. ==Biography== Laforrest Holman Thompson was born in Bakersfield, Vermont on January 6, 1848. He was educated at Kimball Union Academy, taught school while studying law, was admitted to the bar in 1871, and opened a practice in Irasburg.〔(Jacob G. Ullery, editor ), Men of Vermont Illustrated, page 397〕〔(Samuel Lankton Geroud, editor ), The General Catalogue and a Brief History of Kimball Union Academy, 1880, page 265〕 A Republican, Thompson served as Orleans County State's Attorney from 1874 to 1875, and county Judge of Probate from 1876 to 1881.〔(Vermont Secretary of State ), Vermont Legislative Directory, 1884, page 43〕〔(A. N. Marquis & Company, publisher ), Who's Who in America (1899-1900), 1899, page 725〕 In 1880 and 1882 Thompson was Irasburg's member of the Vermont House of Representatives. In 1884 Thompson was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served one term, 1884 to 1885, and was the Senate's President Pro Tem.〔(Hiram Carleton, Editor ), Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, Volume 2, 1903, pages 171 to 172〕〔(Thomas William Herringshaw, editor ), Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography], 1914, page 449〕 In 1890 Thompson was again elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. In 1891 he was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court, on which he served until his death.〔(Frederick W. Baldwin, editor ), History of "Bank of Orleans," "Irasburgh National Bank of Orleans," "Barton National Bank," "Barton Savings Bank," "Barton Savings Bank and Trust Company," 1916, page 113〕〔(Prentiss Cutler Dodge, editor ), Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, 1912, page 88〕 Thompson died in Irasburg on June 22, 1900.〔(New York Times ), Newspaper article, Death List of a Day, June 23, 1900〕 He is buried in Irasburg Cemetery, Plot 350, Row U 32a.〔(Janice Boyko ), Vermont Northeast Kingdom Genaology listings for Irasburg Cemetery, 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laforrest H. Thompson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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