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from Michigan in both 1876 and 1880. He ran for mayor of Detroit on the Republican ticket twice more, winning both times and serving from 1880 to 1883. In 1884, Thompson switched parties to become a
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Thompson served on the Board of Estimates in 1873, and as an alderman in 1874–1875. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 1876, and was a delegate to the
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and sought that party's nomination for mayor, but was not nominated. He ran once more for mayor in 1891, being defeated by the then-incumbent
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The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907, historical and biographical
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Detroit River Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Eastern Great Lakes Border Region
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William G Thompson residence in 1360 East Jefferson, was built in 1876 and demolished in 1919.
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in 1879 and founding Detroit's first major league baseball team, the
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William Stocking; Detroit News; Stephen Bromley McCracken (1902),
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After his unit was mustered out in 1864, Thompson studied law in
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In 1867, Thompson married Adelaide Mary Brush, the daughter of
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Thompson was a companion of the Michigan Commandery of the
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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
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Thompson was born in 261:Republican National Convention 209:as a second lieutenant in the 19:For the Iowa congressman, see 1: 1108:Burials at Princeton Cemetery 1103:Politicians from Toledo, Ohio 301: 184: 1128:Cycling road incident deaths 1093:Detroit City Council members 7: 10: 1154: 353:Patricia Ibbotson (2007), 215:Battle of Chancellorsville 25: 18: 1034: 653: 607:Stephen Benedict Grummond 603: 594: 586: 581: 157: 147: 126: 106: 101: 97: 92:Stephen Benedict Grummond 85: 73: 62: 55: 51: 42: 35: 476:Evening News Association 448:"Mr. Hill's Lieutenants" 1113:Michigan state senators 275:Personal and later life 191:Lancaster, Pennsylvania 164:William Gillon Thompson 120:Lancaster, Pennsylvania 21:William George Thompson 1133:Amherst College alumni 556:Judy Jacobson (2002), 256: 425:. Political Graveyard 336:Silas Farmer (1889), 283:and granddaughter of 254: 1123:Michigan Republicans 1068:Union Army officers 517:"DIED AT YONKERS". 423:"Thompson, William" 151:Adelaide Mary Brush 37:William G. Thompson 1118:Michigan Democrats 582:Political offices 519:Detroit Free Press 383:. Detroit1701. org 257: 246:Detroit Wolverines 1098:Mayors of Detroit 1045: 1044: 646:Mayors of Detroit 613: 612: 604:Succeeded by 590:George C. Langdon 381:"Recreation Park" 366:978-0-7385-5080-0 296:Yonkers, New York 238:Henry M. Duffield 161: 160: 141:Yonkers, New York 80:George C. Langdon 1145: 1040: 639: 632: 625: 616: 615: 601:1880–1883 597:Mayor of Detroit 587:Preceded by 579: 578: 573: 572: 553: 547: 546: 540: 532: 523: 522: 514: 508: 507: 489: 480: 479: 465: 459: 458: 457:. March 3, 1892. 452: 444: 435: 434: 432: 430: 419: 413: 412: 402: 393: 392: 390: 388: 376: 370: 369: 350: 344: 343: 333: 269:Hazen S. 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Index

William George Thompson
William Thompson (disambiguation)

Mayor of Detroit
George C. Langdon
Stephen Benedict Grummond
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Yonkers, New York
Union
Army
Detroit
Michigan
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Amherst College
Civil War
Toledo, Ohio
aide de camp
6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
Battle of Chancellorsville
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
New York City
Henry M. Duffield
Campus Martius
Detroit Wolverines

Republican National Convention
Democrat
Hazen S. Pingree
Edmund A. Brush
Elijah Brush

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