On October 17, 1888 as Thomson Hankey Alexander, he married Sallie Jane Kennedy in the District of Columbia. On August 7, 1916 as Thomson H. Alexander, he married Theresa J. Harris (born about 1885 in New York) in Manhattan, New York. She sold the 1711 Q Street house in 1923.
The Washington Post April 24, 1919
Thomson. Suddenly on Monday, April 21, 1919 at the home of his wife's mother in New York City, Alexander Thomson of 1711 Q Street Northwest.
Funeral services will be held in the Church of the Covenant, Friday, April 25 at 3PM. All his friends are invited to attend. Interment (private) at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Eminent and Representative Men of Virginia and the District of Columbia in the Nineteenth Century
Thomson H. Alexander
Thomason H. Alexander is a native of Kentucky and a descendant of the old and well known Scotch family, i.e. Earles of Stirling, an authentic record of which is traced back in an unbroken succession. Among the remote ancestors was Robert Alexander, after whom in regular order are recorded the names of John, Robert and James, the last named of whom was born in the year 1624. The son of James was John Alexander, whose son William was the great-grandfather of the immediate subject of this biography, William Alexander, the grandfather, was a native of Scotland, born in the year 1729. In early boyhood he was taken to France and came to America, settling in Virginia, where he resided until 1811, at which time he emigrated to Kentucky, where his death occurred in 1819 at the advanced age of ninety years. William Alexander was a man of more than ordinary powers of mind and during his life succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. He was twice married, his second wife having been Miss Agatha De LaPorte, a member of an ancient and honorable French family which acquired more than a local reputation in France. The ancestral home of the LaPortes is at the town of Montpelier. The eldest son of William Alexander, William Alexander Jr., uncle to the subject of this sketch was created Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and prior to his elevation thereto had received the order of knighthood. Charles Alexander, father of Thomson H. Alexander, was born near Staunton, Virginia in 1798 and was by profession a lawyer in which calling he earned a brilliant reputation. He was also a man of fine literary ability and as a linguist stood very high among the scholars of his native state, having mastered the ancient, classical and several modern languages. He removed with his parents, to Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1811, where he resided until 1857, at which time he became a resident of Washington, D.C., where his death occurred in July 1883. His wife, whom he married in 1821 was Miss Martha Madison, a grandniece of James Madison, fourth President of the United States.
As already mentioned, Thomson H. Alexander is a native of Kentucky, born in the beautiful blue grass county of Woodford on the 25th day of February 1837. His early educational training was received in the schools of his native county, and after taking a more than thorough course in New Albany, Indiana, he removed, in 1856 to Washington, D.C., where he entered upon the study of the law, which profession he had early determined to to make his life work. After acquiring proficiency in his chosen calling he was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia, where his abilities soon won for him a very lucrative share of the legal business of the city. The war coming on about this time he abandoned his profession temporarily and responded to the country's call for volunteers enlisting April 15, 1861 in the old national rifles for the defense of Washington City, which was then in danger of being captured by the rebels. Later after all danger to the city was averted by the withdrawal of the Confederate forces from the vicinity he marched with his company to aid in the defense of Harper's Ferry, which at that time was threatened by the Confederate forces organized especially for its capture.
At the expiration of his term of service, Mr. Alexander returned to Washington and resumed the practice of his profession, which he has since successfully continued, being at the time one of the best known and most successful patent lawyers in that department of the profession, in the city.
Mr. Alexander's legal career is a series of uninterrupted successes and his high reputation in the special field of jurisprudence alluded to, makes him an authority on all matters pertaining to patent law upon which he has also written at various times and his opinions relating thereto, have almost uniformly been sustained by the courts. In all relations of life, both in a public and private capacity Mr. Alexander has won the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens and during a long legal career, his many clients have learned to trust him as a wise and judicious counselor. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Kennedy, daughter of Hon. J.C.G. Kennedy, formerly Superintendent of the Census Bureau.
The Washington Post April 24, 1919
Thomson. Suddenly on Monday, April 21, 1919 at the home of his wife's mother in New York City, Alexander Thomson of 1711 Q Street Northwest.
Funeral services will be held in the Church of the Covenant, Friday, April 25 at 3PM. All his friends are invited to attend. Interment (private) at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Eminent and Representative Men of Virginia and the District of Columbia in the Nineteenth Century
Thomson H. Alexander
Thomason H. Alexander is a native of Kentucky and a descendant of the old and well known Scotch family, i.e. Earles of Stirling, an authentic record of which is traced back in an unbroken succession. Among the remote ancestors was Robert Alexander, after whom in regular order are recorded the names of John, Robert and James, the last named of whom was born in the year 1624. The son of James was John Alexander, whose son William was the great-grandfather of the immediate subject of this biography, William Alexander, the grandfather, was a native of Scotland, born in the year 1729. In early boyhood he was taken to France and came to America, settling in Virginia, where he resided until 1811, at which time he emigrated to Kentucky, where his death occurred in 1819 at the advanced age of ninety years. William Alexander was a man of more than ordinary powers of mind and during his life succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. He was twice married, his second wife having been Miss Agatha De LaPorte, a member of an ancient and honorable French family which acquired more than a local reputation in France. The ancestral home of the LaPortes is at the town of Montpelier. The eldest son of William Alexander, William Alexander Jr., uncle to the subject of this sketch was created Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and prior to his elevation thereto had received the order of knighthood. Charles Alexander, father of Thomson H. Alexander, was born near Staunton, Virginia in 1798 and was by profession a lawyer in which calling he earned a brilliant reputation. He was also a man of fine literary ability and as a linguist stood very high among the scholars of his native state, having mastered the ancient, classical and several modern languages. He removed with his parents, to Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1811, where he resided until 1857, at which time he became a resident of Washington, D.C., where his death occurred in July 1883. His wife, whom he married in 1821 was Miss Martha Madison, a grandniece of James Madison, fourth President of the United States.
As already mentioned, Thomson H. Alexander is a native of Kentucky, born in the beautiful blue grass county of Woodford on the 25th day of February 1837. His early educational training was received in the schools of his native county, and after taking a more than thorough course in New Albany, Indiana, he removed, in 1856 to Washington, D.C., where he entered upon the study of the law, which profession he had early determined to to make his life work. After acquiring proficiency in his chosen calling he was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia, where his abilities soon won for him a very lucrative share of the legal business of the city. The war coming on about this time he abandoned his profession temporarily and responded to the country's call for volunteers enlisting April 15, 1861 in the old national rifles for the defense of Washington City, which was then in danger of being captured by the rebels. Later after all danger to the city was averted by the withdrawal of the Confederate forces from the vicinity he marched with his company to aid in the defense of Harper's Ferry, which at that time was threatened by the Confederate forces organized especially for its capture.
At the expiration of his term of service, Mr. Alexander returned to Washington and resumed the practice of his profession, which he has since successfully continued, being at the time one of the best known and most successful patent lawyers in that department of the profession, in the city.
Mr. Alexander's legal career is a series of uninterrupted successes and his high reputation in the special field of jurisprudence alluded to, makes him an authority on all matters pertaining to patent law upon which he has also written at various times and his opinions relating thereto, have almost uniformly been sustained by the courts. In all relations of life, both in a public and private capacity Mr. Alexander has won the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens and during a long legal career, his many clients have learned to trust him as a wise and judicious counselor. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Kennedy, daughter of Hon. J.C.G. Kennedy, formerly Superintendent of the Census Bureau.
On October 17, 1888 as Thomson Hankey Alexander, he married Sallie Jane Kennedy in the District of Columbia. On August 7, 1916 as Thomson H. Alexander, he married Theresa J. Harris (born about 1885 in New York) in Manhattan, New York. She sold the 1711 Q Street house in 1923.
The Washington Post April 24, 1919
Thomson. Suddenly on Monday, April 21, 1919 at the home of his wife's mother in New York City, Alexander Thomson of 1711 Q Street Northwest.
Funeral services will be held in the Church of the Covenant, Friday, April 25 at 3PM. All his friends are invited to attend. Interment (private) at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Eminent and Representative Men of Virginia and the District of Columbia in the Nineteenth Century
Thomson H. Alexander
Thomason H. Alexander is a native of Kentucky and a descendant of the old and well known Scotch family, i.e. Earles of Stirling, an authentic record of which is traced back in an unbroken succession. Among the remote ancestors was Robert Alexander, after whom in regular order are recorded the names of John, Robert and James, the last named of whom was born in the year 1624. The son of James was John Alexander, whose son William was the great-grandfather of the immediate subject of this biography, William Alexander, the grandfather, was a native of Scotland, born in the year 1729. In early boyhood he was taken to France and came to America, settling in Virginia, where he resided until 1811, at which time he emigrated to Kentucky, where his death occurred in 1819 at the advanced age of ninety years. William Alexander was a man of more than ordinary powers of mind and during his life succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. He was twice married, his second wife having been Miss Agatha De LaPorte, a member of an ancient and honorable French family which acquired more than a local reputation in France. The ancestral home of the LaPortes is at the town of Montpelier. The eldest son of William Alexander, William Alexander Jr., uncle to the subject of this sketch was created Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and prior to his elevation thereto had received the order of knighthood. Charles Alexander, father of Thomson H. Alexander, was born near Staunton, Virginia in 1798 and was by profession a lawyer in which calling he earned a brilliant reputation. He was also a man of fine literary ability and as a linguist stood very high among the scholars of his native state, having mastered the ancient, classical and several modern languages. He removed with his parents, to Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1811, where he resided until 1857, at which time he became a resident of Washington, D.C., where his death occurred in July 1883. His wife, whom he married in 1821 was Miss Martha Madison, a grandniece of James Madison, fourth President of the United States.
As already mentioned, Thomson H. Alexander is a native of Kentucky, born in the beautiful blue grass county of Woodford on the 25th day of February 1837. His early educational training was received in the schools of his native county, and after taking a more than thorough course in New Albany, Indiana, he removed, in 1856 to Washington, D.C., where he entered upon the study of the law, which profession he had early determined to to make his life work. After acquiring proficiency in his chosen calling he was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia, where his abilities soon won for him a very lucrative share of the legal business of the city. The war coming on about this time he abandoned his profession temporarily and responded to the country's call for volunteers enlisting April 15, 1861 in the old national rifles for the defense of Washington City, which was then in danger of being captured by the rebels. Later after all danger to the city was averted by the withdrawal of the Confederate forces from the vicinity he marched with his company to aid in the defense of Harper's Ferry, which at that time was threatened by the Confederate forces organized especially for its capture.
At the expiration of his term of service, Mr. Alexander returned to Washington and resumed the practice of his profession, which he has since successfully continued, being at the time one of the best known and most successful patent lawyers in that department of the profession, in the city.
Mr. Alexander's legal career is a series of uninterrupted successes and his high reputation in the special field of jurisprudence alluded to, makes him an authority on all matters pertaining to patent law upon which he has also written at various times and his opinions relating thereto, have almost uniformly been sustained by the courts. In all relations of life, both in a public and private capacity Mr. Alexander has won the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens and during a long legal career, his many clients have learned to trust him as a wise and judicious counselor. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Kennedy, daughter of Hon. J.C.G. Kennedy, formerly Superintendent of the Census Bureau.
The Washington Post April 24, 1919
Thomson. Suddenly on Monday, April 21, 1919 at the home of his wife's mother in New York City, Alexander Thomson of 1711 Q Street Northwest.
Funeral services will be held in the Church of the Covenant, Friday, April 25 at 3PM. All his friends are invited to attend. Interment (private) at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Eminent and Representative Men of Virginia and the District of Columbia in the Nineteenth Century
Thomson H. Alexander
Thomason H. Alexander is a native of Kentucky and a descendant of the old and well known Scotch family, i.e. Earles of Stirling, an authentic record of which is traced back in an unbroken succession. Among the remote ancestors was Robert Alexander, after whom in regular order are recorded the names of John, Robert and James, the last named of whom was born in the year 1624. The son of James was John Alexander, whose son William was the great-grandfather of the immediate subject of this biography, William Alexander, the grandfather, was a native of Scotland, born in the year 1729. In early boyhood he was taken to France and came to America, settling in Virginia, where he resided until 1811, at which time he emigrated to Kentucky, where his death occurred in 1819 at the advanced age of ninety years. William Alexander was a man of more than ordinary powers of mind and during his life succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. He was twice married, his second wife having been Miss Agatha De LaPorte, a member of an ancient and honorable French family which acquired more than a local reputation in France. The ancestral home of the LaPortes is at the town of Montpelier. The eldest son of William Alexander, William Alexander Jr., uncle to the subject of this sketch was created Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and prior to his elevation thereto had received the order of knighthood. Charles Alexander, father of Thomson H. Alexander, was born near Staunton, Virginia in 1798 and was by profession a lawyer in which calling he earned a brilliant reputation. He was also a man of fine literary ability and as a linguist stood very high among the scholars of his native state, having mastered the ancient, classical and several modern languages. He removed with his parents, to Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1811, where he resided until 1857, at which time he became a resident of Washington, D.C., where his death occurred in July 1883. His wife, whom he married in 1821 was Miss Martha Madison, a grandniece of James Madison, fourth President of the United States.
As already mentioned, Thomson H. Alexander is a native of Kentucky, born in the beautiful blue grass county of Woodford on the 25th day of February 1837. His early educational training was received in the schools of his native county, and after taking a more than thorough course in New Albany, Indiana, he removed, in 1856 to Washington, D.C., where he entered upon the study of the law, which profession he had early determined to to make his life work. After acquiring proficiency in his chosen calling he was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia, where his abilities soon won for him a very lucrative share of the legal business of the city. The war coming on about this time he abandoned his profession temporarily and responded to the country's call for volunteers enlisting April 15, 1861 in the old national rifles for the defense of Washington City, which was then in danger of being captured by the rebels. Later after all danger to the city was averted by the withdrawal of the Confederate forces from the vicinity he marched with his company to aid in the defense of Harper's Ferry, which at that time was threatened by the Confederate forces organized especially for its capture.
At the expiration of his term of service, Mr. Alexander returned to Washington and resumed the practice of his profession, which he has since successfully continued, being at the time one of the best known and most successful patent lawyers in that department of the profession, in the city.
Mr. Alexander's legal career is a series of uninterrupted successes and his high reputation in the special field of jurisprudence alluded to, makes him an authority on all matters pertaining to patent law upon which he has also written at various times and his opinions relating thereto, have almost uniformly been sustained by the courts. In all relations of life, both in a public and private capacity Mr. Alexander has won the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens and during a long legal career, his many clients have learned to trust him as a wise and judicious counselor. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Kennedy, daughter of Hon. J.C.G. Kennedy, formerly Superintendent of the Census Bureau.
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