Alexander McDonald Thomson (May 20, 1822June 9, 1898) was an

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journalist, historian, and

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politician. He served as the 19th

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of the

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(1868–1870). In historical documents, he is sometimes referred to as A. M. Thomson or A. McD. Thomson.

Biography

Thomson was born in

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, in 1822 to immigrants from Scotland and Holland. His family moved to Ohio when he was a child. He moved to

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, in 1848 and to

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, in 1864. From 1870 to 1873, he was editor of the ''

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''. Thomson also authored ''A Political History of Wisconsin''. He died in Milwaukee in 1898.

Political career

Thomson was speaker of the Assembly from 1868 to 1869. In addition, he was sergeant at arms of the Assembly from 1864 to 1870. He was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Alexander Politicians from Pittsburgh People from Hartford, Wisconsin Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin Editors of Wisconsin newspapers 19th-century American newspaper editors 1822 births 1898 deaths American male journalists 19th-century American male writers 19th-century American politicians Journalists from Pennsylvania Speakers of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly