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Hugh Smith Thompson

American politician (1836-1904)
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Hugh Smith Thompson
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 24, 1836
Date of death
November 20, 1904
Place of birth
Charleston
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, governor
Position held
Governor of South Carolina[11]
Educated at
The Citadel[12]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[14]
Spouse
Elizabeth Anderson Clarkson[8]
Child
Thomas Clarkson Thompson[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Thompson[15]
Given name
Hugh[16]
Number of children
+6[19]
Place of burial
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery[7]
Relative
Waddy Thompson, Jr.[17]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000027519743
VIAF cluster ID
65571206
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88224243
GND ID
1182710042
American National Biography ID
0500779
FAST ID
250195
Find a Grave memorial ID
25740366
Freebase ID
/m/0h0l7s
Geni profile ID
6000000019852445272
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
23106
Political Graveyard politician ID
thompson4.html#745.06.82
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Prabook ID
2355980
SNAC ARK ID
w6pz692k
WikiTree person ID
Thompson-22121
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/f26c3e24-ca32-4ea1-9303-08fa7dbee72c

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
The Citadel
Family name 1
Thompson
Given name 1
Hugh
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Charleston
Place of death 1
New York City
Position held 1
Governor of South Carolina
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hugh Smith Thompson was born on January 24, 1836[1], in Charleston[2]. He died on November 20, 1904[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and governor[6].

FAQs

Where was Hugh Smith Thompson born?

Hugh Smith Thompson was born in Charleston[2].

Where did Hugh Smith Thompson die?

Hugh Smith Thompson passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Hugh Smith Thompson married to?

Hugh Smith Thompson's spouses include Elizabeth Anderson Clarkson[8].

What did Hugh Smith Thompson do for work?

Hugh Smith Thompson worked as a politician[5] and governor[6].

Where did Hugh Smith Thompson go to school?

Hugh Smith Thompson was educated at The Citadel[12].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65769: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 6w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Elizabeth Anderson Clarkson
    Child → Thomas Clarkson Thompson
    "Created claim: Child: Thomas Clarkson Thompson"
  3. 6w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Waddy Thompson, Jr.
    Occupation → politician, governor
    "Created claim: Relative: Waddy Thompson, Jr."
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