Thompson, Jacob

Life Span
to
Full name
Jacob Thompson
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
1
Family
Nicholas Thompson (father),Lucretia Van Hook (mother), Catherine Ann Jones (wife, 1838)
Education
University of North Carolina
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Farmer or Planter
Businessman
Educator
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Buchanan Administration (1857-61)
Confederate government (1861-65)
Diplomat
US House of Representatives
Military
Confederate Army
How to Cite This Page: "Thompson, Jacob," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/6708.