The Thompsons of California and Virginia
- Robert A. Thompson (1805–1876), Virginia State Senator 1839–1846, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1847–1849, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1852. Father of Thomas Larkin Thompson.
- Thomas Larkin Thompson (1838–1898), Delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1880 1892, California Secretary of State 1882–1886, U.S. Representative from California 1887–1889, U.S. Minister to Brazil 1893–1897. Son of Robert A. Thompson.
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