Charlotte Thompson (playwright)
Charlotte Thompson may refer to: *Charlotte Thompson Reid (1913–2007), U.S. Congresswoman * Charlotte Small (1785–1857), wife of explorer David Thompson * Charlotte Thompson (playwright) (1884–1919), adapter of ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy ...

Charlotte Thompson Reid
Charlotte Thompson Reid (September 27, 1913 – January 25, 2007) served in the Congress of the United States, U.S. Congress as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Illinois from 1963 to 1971. She was a member of the United States Republican Party, Republican Party. Family and early life Charlotte Leota Thompson attended Aurora, Illinois public schools and Illinois College. Early in her career she was a featured vocalist on the NBC radio program ''Don McNeill's Breakfast Club, Breakfast Club'' with Don McNeill (performer), Don McNeill; she appeared under the professional name of "Annette King". On January 1, 1938, Charlotte Thompson married Frank R. Reid, Jr. He died in 1962. She was the mother of four children including Illinois State Representative Patricia Reid Lindner. Member of U.S. House Charlotte's husband Frank sought to follow in the footsteps of his father, Frank R. Reid, who served six terms in Congress as a U.S. Representative from Illi ...
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Charlotte Small
Charlotte Small (September 1, 1785 - May 4, 1857) was a Métis woman who notably joined her surveyor, map maker, and explorer husband David Thompson on his expeditions. Life Charlotte Small was born on September 1, 1785 to North West Company investor-partner Patrick Small and an unnamed Cree woman. Her siblings were also involved in the fur trade; Patrick Small Jr. was a North West Company clerk and Nancy Small was the first wife of North West Company partner, John MacDonald of Garth. Small married surveyor, map maker, and explorer David Thompson on 10 June 1799 at Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan. The two had 13 children, with whom Small often travelled to accompany Thompson on his expeditions ranging from the Rockies to Quebec. Small travelled 3½ times farther on these expeditions with Thompson than did the American explorers Lewis and Clark.Aritha Van Herk, ''Travels with Charlotte'', Canadian Geographic Magazine, July/August 2007, p. 57 When Thompson wrote in his journ ...
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Charlotte Thompson (playwright)
Charlotte Thompson may refer to: *Charlotte Thompson Reid (1913–2007), U.S. Congresswoman * Charlotte Small (1785–1857), wife of explorer David Thompson * Charlotte Thompson (playwright) (1884–1919), adapter of ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy ...