William Poindexter Thomasson (October 8, 1797 – December 29, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Early life

William Poindexter Thommasson was born on October 8, 1797, in New Castle, Kentucky. Thomasson completed preparatory studies. He served in Captain Duncan's company in the War of 1812. Thomasson studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Corydon, Indiana, before he was twenty-one years of age.

Career

Thomasson served as member of the

Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...

in 1818–1820. He served as prosecuting attorney of Corydon in 1818. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1841. After moving to Louisville, he became city attorney and county attorney. Thomasson was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847). He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and resumed the practice of law. During the Civil War, Thomasson served in the Union Army in the Seventy-first Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry.

Personal life

Thomasson married Charlotte Leonard of Floyd County, Indiana in 1825. They had four children: Nelson, John J., Saran and Laura. Thomasson died near La Grange, Kentucky on December 29, 1882. He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.

References

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