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Vintage historic US congress visitors Card For Capital Building signed!!!

$ 5.27

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    Description

    Signed by Congressman Thompson from Ohio, 1927 for visitors gallery at US Capital building for one of the sessions. See my other auction will combine shipping
    Charles James Thompson (January 24, 1862 – March 27, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
    Charles James Thompson
    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Ohio's 5th district
    In office
    March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931
    Preceded by
    John S. Snook
    Succeeded by
    Frank C. Kniffin
    Personal details
    Born
    January 24, 1862
    Wapakoneta, Ohio
    Died
    March 27, 1932 (aged 70)
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Resting place
    Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio
    Political party
    Republican
    Alma mater
    Ohio Wesleyan University
    Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Thompson attended the public schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. Learned the art of printing 1876–1879. He worked as a journeyman printer in various cities in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois 1879–1884. He returned to Wapakoneta in 1885 and was employed as a bookkeeper until 1889. He moved to Defiance, Ohio, in 1889 and was owner and publisher of the Defiance Express until 1902. He served as member of the Republican State central committee in 1893 and 1894. Postmaster of Defiance 1898–1915. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 1915.
    Thompson was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress. He retired from business pursuits. He died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, while on a visit, March 27, 1932. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio.