United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. Born in New York City, he graduated from the College of New Jersey, in 1788, taught for a short period, then studied law and opened a practice. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1810 and served as Chief Justice of the New York State Supreme Court (1814-18). He was Secretary of the Navy, when President James Monroe appointed him a Supreme Court Associate Justice on September 1, 1823. He served in office until his death at 75 and the destroyer USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) was named in his honor.
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. Born in New York City, he graduated from the College of New Jersey, in 1788, taught for a short period, then studied law and opened a practice. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1810 and served as Chief Justice of the New York State Supreme Court (1814-18). He was Secretary of the Navy, when President James Monroe appointed him a Supreme Court Associate Justice on September 1, 1823. He served in office until his death at 75 and the destroyer USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) was named in his honor.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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Ezra Thompson
1738–1816
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Rachel Smith Thompson
1739–1804
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Elizabeth Davenport Livingston Thompson Lansing
1805–1886 (m. 1836)
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Sarah Livingston Thompson
1777–1833
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Benjamin Thompson
1760–1811
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Tamma Thompson Sutherland
1764–1790
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Rachel Thompson Todd
1773–1849
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Gilbert Livingston Thompson
1796–1874
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Smith Thompson
1843–1909
Flowers
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