David P. Thompson
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| 5th United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire | |
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In office 1892–1893 |
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| Preceded by | Solomon Hirsch |
| Succeeded by | Alexander W. Terrell |
| 24th Mayor of Portland, Oregon | |
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In office 1879–1882 |
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| Preceded by | William Spencer Newbury |
| Succeeded by | J. A. Chapman |
| 6th Governor of Idaho Territory | |
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In office 1875 – 1876 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas W. Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Mason Brayman |
| Member of the Oregon State Senate | |
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In office 1868–1870 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1834 Cadiz, Ohio |
| Died | December 14, 1901 (aged 67) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican; Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary R. Meldrum |
| Residence | Portland |
| Profession | Businessman |
David Preston Thompson (November 8, 1834 – December 14, 1901) was an American businessman and politician in the Pacific Northwest. He was governor of the Idaho Territory from 1875 to 1876. A native of Ohio, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory in 1853. In Oregon, Thompson would become a wealthy business man, and served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as both a Republican and a Democrat, both before and after his time in Idaho, with election to both chambers of the legislature.
During the American Civil War he joined the United States Army, but remained in Oregon and did not see any action. In his later years, the father of three would serve as the mayor of Portland, Oregon, and as United States minister to the Ottoman Empire. A Republican for most of his political career, he was a presidential elector for the party, and in 1890 was its candidate for Governor of Oregon. Elk, a statue and fountain in the middle of Main Street in downtown Portland, was donated by him to the city, and a city park in Northeast Portland is named in his honor.
David Thompson was born on November 8, 1834 in Cadiz, Ohio. His parents, Joseph Thompson and Betsey Thompson, were of Irish and Scottish descent. Early in his life he was an apprentice blacksmith and later a surveyor for railroad lines. In 1853 at the age of 19, Thompson moved to the Oregon Territory while herding sheep across the Oregon Trail for Colonel R. R. Thompson.
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