William F. Thompson

William F. Thompson
William F. Thompson
Florida House of Representatives
	In office; 1887–1888
Personal details
Born	October 15, 1852; Thomas County, Georgia
Political party	Republican

William F. Thompson (1852 – ?) was a lawyer, law school teacher, justice of the peace, tax assessor, state legislator, and delegate to Florida's 1885 Constitutional Convention.^[1]

Biography

Thompson was born October 15, 1852, in Thomas County, Georgia, and his only formal education was in common schools.^[1] He was African American.^[2]

He was married, had two children and was a member of the African Methodist Church.^[1]

Thomson was appointed as Justice of the Peace from 1872 until 1873 and again in 1874.^[3]

He represented Leon County, Florida, in the Florida House of Representatives in 1877^[4] as a Republican.^[1]

In 1884 he served as the city tax assessor for Tallahassee, Florida^[1] and again in 1887.^[3]

He was a delegate at the 1885 Florida Constitutional Convention also representing Leon County.^[5]^[4] At the convention he voted for the article for education to establish, maintain and manage normal schools funded by a poll tax with equal distribution for "white and colored children", even though it included segregation.^[6] He was a signatory on the final Constitution of 1885 signed August 3, 1885.^[7]

His death is unknown but he was still alive in Tallahassee in 1891.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Senate, Florida Legislature (November 28, 1939). "Journal of the Senate, State of Florida". The State – via Google Books.
^ "The Florida Historical Quarterly". Florida Historical Society. November 28, 1963 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-8173-0915-2. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Oliva, Jose R (February 2019). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2019 (PDF). p. 184. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Society, Tallahassee Historical (November 28, 1937). "Annual". Tallahassee Historical Society. – via Google Books.
^ Rivers, Larry Eugene; Brown, Canter (2006). ""A Monument to the Progress of the Race": The Intellectual and Political Origins of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1865-1887". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 85 (1): 1–41. JSTOR 30150046. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "Constitution of the State of Florida, 1885". Florida Memory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[SenateJournal1939-1] Senate, Florida Legislature (November 28, 1939). "Journal of the Senate, State of Florida". The State – via Google Books.

[2] "The Florida Historical Quarterly". Florida Historical Society. November 28, 1963 – via Google Books.

[BlackPublicOfficials-3] Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-8173-0915-2. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[PeopleOfLawmaking-4] Oliva, Jose R (February 2019). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2019 (PDF). p. 184. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[5] Society, Tallahassee Historical (November 28, 1937). "Annual". Tallahassee Historical Society. – via Google Books.

[jstor30150046-6] Rivers, Larry Eugene; Brown, Canter (2006). ""A Monument to the Progress of the Race": The Intellectual and Political Origins of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1865-1887". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 85 (1): 1–41. JSTOR 30150046. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[7] "Constitution of the State of Florida, 1885". Florida Memory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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