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Encyclopedia > Charles Thomson
For other persons named Charles Thomson, see Charles Thomson (disambiguation).

Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 - August 16, 1824) born in Tobermore, a village just outside Maghera, County Derry, Ireland to Scots Irish parents. His father emigrated from Northern Ireland to the British Colonies in America (later to become the United States) when Charles was 8 years old. Upon arrival in America, Charles was orphaned when his father died. He became a Philadelphia merchant and politician. He had actively resisted the British for decades leading up to the American Revolutionary War. Charles Thomson or Charlie Thomson is the name of: Charles Thomson (1729-1824), secretary of the Continental Congress Charles Thomson (artist) (born 1953), English artist, painter, poet, photographer Charlie Thomson (born 1930), Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Clyde, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest Charles Bellany Thomson (1878-1936), Scottish footballer... Charles Thomson Charles Thompson Esqr. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit for time (message). ... Maghera (Machaire Rátha in Irish) is a large village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ... For other places with similar names, see Londonderry (disambiguation) and Derry (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... This article is about military actions only. ...



Charles served as the secretary of the Continental Congress through its entirety (1774-1789). Through the 15 years, the Congress saw many delegates come and go. Thomson's dedication to recording the debates and decisions provided tremendous continuity. The Continental Congress was the first national government of the United States. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...


But Thomson's service was not without its critics. James Searle, a close friend of John Adams, and a delegate, began a cane fight on the floor of Congress against Thomson over a claim that he was misquoted in the "Minutes" that resulted in both men being slashed in the face. Such brawls on the floor were not uncommon, and many of them were promoted by argument over Thomson's recordings. James Searle (c. ... For other persons named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). ...


Thomson is also noted for designing, with William Barton, the Great Seal of the United States. William Barton (1754-1817) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, scholar, and the designer (with Charles Thomson) of the Great Seal of the United States. ... Obverse The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States government. ...


In Vol. CI (101), 1977 of The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Fred S. Rolater suggests that Charles Thomson was the "Prime Minister" of the United States.


See also

There is a Prime Minister of the United States, but nonetheless, the term Prime Minister has sometimes been applied, either as a pejorative term, a bon mot or through ignorance, to an official within the government of the United States. ...

Further reading

  • Klos, Stanley L. (2004). Preisdent Who? Forgotten Founders. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Evisum, Inc., 261. ISBN 0-9752627-5-0. 

References

  • Charles Thomson Biography by Stanley L. Klos
  • Find A Grave: Thomson, Charles

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Colonial Hall: Biography of Charles Thomson (614 words)
Charles was educated at New London, in Pennsylvania, by Dr. Allison, and became a teacher in the Friend's Academy, at New Castle.
Thomson kept the records of the proceedings of Congress, until the new organization of the government under the Federal Constitution, in 1789.
Watson relates that Thomson bad just come into Philadelphia, with kis bride, and was alighting from his chaise, when a messenger from the delegates in Carpenter's Hall came to him, and said they wanted him to come and take minutes of their proceedings, as he was an expert at such business.
Charles Thomson, agent led ATF probe into blasts - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Obituaries - News (959 words)
Charles Renfrew Thomson, who led the federal ATF investigations into the bombings of the World Trade Center in 1993 and the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, died July 3 in his home in Alexandria, Va. He was 61.
Thomson worked out of the Boston ATF office from 1985 to 1989, investigating and enforcing gun laws and heading arson teams on the East Coast, according to his former wife.
Thomson was a quiet and unassuming man who loved to fish in the trout stream behind his New Hampshire yard, his family said.
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