Carmi Thompson

Carmi Alderman Thompson^[1] (September 4, 1870 – June 22, 1942)^[2] was an American attorney and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House and Ohio Secretary of State from 1907 to 1911. He also fought in the Spanish–American War.

Carmi Alderman Thompson
Treasurer of the United States
In office November 22, 1912 – March 13, 1913
Appointed by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Lee McClung
Succeeded by	John Burke
Secretary to the President
In office July 18, 1912 – November 22, 1912
President	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Charles D. Hilles
Succeeded by	Joseph Patrick Tumulty
30th Ohio Secretary of State
In office January 14, 1907 – January 9, 1911
Governor	Andrew L. Harris Judson Harmon
Preceded by	Lewis C. Laylin
Succeeded by	Charles H. Graves
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1906 – January 13, 1907
Preceded by	George T. Thomas
Succeeded by	Freeman T. Eagleson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Lawrence County district
In office January 4, 1904 – January 13, 1907
Preceded by	Daniel B. Mauck
Succeeded by	A. Clark Lowry
Personal details
Born	(1870-09-04)September 4, 1870 Wayne County, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	June 22, 1942(1942-06-22) (aged 71) Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio State University College of Law
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Biography

Carmi Thompson was born at Wayne County, West Virginia. He was moved to Ironton, Ohio, when he was three years old, where he graduated from Ironton High School in 1886.^[3]

Thompson graduated from Ohio State University in 1892, and taught at the High School in Bement, Illinois, for two years. He returned to Ohio State, and graduated from the law school in 1895 with a degree Bachelor of Laws. He began practice in Ironton. He was appointed, and then elected City Solicitor of Ironton from 1896 to 1903.^[3]

Thompson was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1903 and served in the 76th and 77th General Assemblies, 1904–1906. In the 77th General Assembly (1906), he was chosen Speaker of the House.^[3] In 1906, he was nominated, and then elected Secretary of State, resigned from the House, and served in 1907–1911.

During the Spanish–American War, Thompson was captain of Company I of the 7th O. U. S. V. I. He was colonel of the 7th regiment, O.N.G., from 1901 to 1906.^[3] He was commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans in 1926.^[1]

He was Treasurer of the United States, and after 1913, he was in the iron ore and shipping business.^[1]

During the final year of William Howard Taft's presidency, Thompson served as Secretary to the President.^[4]

In 1921 he was a member of the advisory committee to the conference on limitation of armaments held at Washington, D.C. In 1926, President Calvin Coolidge appointed him special commissioner to make a survey of the economic and internal conditions of the Philippines.^[1]

Thompson was nominated for Ohio Governor in 1922, but lost to Democrat A. Victor Donahey.

Thompson died on June 22, 1942, at Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Notes

1. Fess, Simeon D., ed. (1937). Ohio, A four volume reference library on the History of a Great State. Vol. 5, Supplementary Biographical. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 27–28. OCLC 418516.
2. death record
3. Sandles 1906: 555
4. "THE PRESIDENCY: Personal Proxy". Time. 12 April 1926.

References

• Sandles, A P; Doty, E W, eds. (1898). The Biographical Annals of Ohio 1906–1907–1908: A Handbook of the Government and Institutions of the State of Ohio. State of Ohio.