William F. Thompson
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| Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office 1887–1888 | |
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| Born | October 15, 1852 Thomas County, Georgia |
| Political party | Republican |
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William F. Thompson (1852 — ?) was a lawyer, law school teacher, justice of the peace, tax assessor, state legislator, and delegate to Florida's 1885 Constitutional Convention.[1]
Thompson was born October 15, 1852, in Thomas County, Georgia, and his only formal education was in common schools.[1] He was African American.[2]
He was married, had two children and was a member of the African Methodist Church.[1]
Thomson was appointed as Justice of the Peace from 1872 until 1873 and again in 1874.[3]
He represented Leon County, Florida, in the Florida House of Representatives in 1877[4] as a Republican.[1]
In 1884 he served as the city tax assessor for Tallahassee, Florida[1] and again in 1887.[3]
He was a delegate at the 1885 Florida Constitutional Convention also representing Leon County.[5][4] At the convention he voted for the article for education to establish, maintain and manage normal schools funded by a poll tax with equal distribution for "white and colored children", even though it included segregation.[6] He was a signatory on the final Constitution of 1885 signed August 3, 1885.[7]
His death is unknown but he was still alive in Tallahassee in 1891.[3]
