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John Burton Thompson

John Burton Thompson

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Whig Party

Biography

Born 1810-12-14 · Died 1874-01-07

American politician (1810–1874)

Political party

  • Whig Party
  • Whig Party
  • Whig Party

Occupations

  • politician
  • lawyer
  • politician
  • lawyer
  • politician
  • lawyer

Terms in office & positions

  • United States representative
  • United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
  • United States senator — 1855-03-04 – 1857-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
  • member of the State Senate of Kentucky
  • United States representative
  • United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
  • United States senator — 1855-03-04 – 1857-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
  • member of the State Senate of Kentucky
  • United States representative
  • United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
  • United States senator — 1855-03-04 – 1857-03-04
  • United States senator — 1857-03-04 – 1859-03-04
  • member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
  • member of the State Senate of Kentucky

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Offices & 2026 races

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