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Mark Thomson (1739 – December 14, 1803) was a
United States representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from
New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
. Born in Norriton Township (near Norristown, Pennsylvania), he engaged in milling, was justice of the peace of
Sussex County, New Jersey Sussex County is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. Its county seat is Newton.New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...
in 1779 and served in the
New Jersey Legislative Council The New Jersey Legislative Council was the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature under the New Jersey Constitution of 1776 until it was replaced by the New Jersey Senate under the Constitution of 1844. History The Legislative Council replaced ...
(now the New Jersey Senate) from 1786 to 1788. He was appointed lieutenant colonel and aide-de-camp on the staff of Gov.
Richard Howell Richard Howell (October 25, 1754April 28, 1802) was the third governor of New Jersey from 1794 to 1801. Early life and military career Howell was born in Newark in the Colony of Delaware. He was a lawyer and soldier of the early United States ...
on June 10, 1793, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1795, to March 3, 1799. He died in Marksboro; interment was in the Hughesville Cemetery,
Warren County, New Jersey Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 109,632, representing an increase of 940 (0.9%) from the 108,692 residents counted at the 2010 census. The county bord ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Mark 1739 births 1803 deaths New Jersey militiamen in the American Revolution Members of the New Jersey General Assembly Members of the New Jersey Legislative Council Politicians from Sussex County, New Jersey People of colonial New Jersey Burials in New Jersey Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey