Alexander Thomson (congressman)
Alexander Thomson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district | |
| In office December 6, 1824 – May 1, 1826 | |
| Preceded by | John Tod |
| Succeeded by | Chauncey Forward |
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1823–1824 | |
| District Court Judge | |
| In office May 2, 1826 – 1841 | |
| President Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial District | |
| In office June 25, 1827 – 1841 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1788 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | August 2, 1848 (aged 60) Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Lawyer, legislator, judge, law professor |
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Alexander Thomson (January 12, 1788 – August 2, 1848) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania in the mid-1820s, judge, and law professor. He opened a law school in Chambersburg, that became the law department of Marshall College.