Edward Hughes Thomson was a Michigan politician.

Early life

On June 15, 1810, Thomson was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England. He became a lawyer and practiced out of

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Political life

He served as

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in 1848 for the 6th district then Genesee County 1st District Michigan Representative from 1859 to 1860. He enlisted as a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was elected as mayor of the City of Flint in 1877 serving a 1-year term.

Death

Thomson died on February 2, 1886, in Flint, Michigan and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Flint.

References

English emigrants to the United States Michigan lawyers Mayors of Flint, Michigan Members of the Michigan House of Representatives Michigan state senators Burials at Glenwood Cemetery (Flint, Michigan) 1810 births 1886 deaths 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American lawyers {{Michigan-politician-stub