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John Thompson

Breckinridge Democratic

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
09-04-1861	Breckinridge Democratic	AD-11	0	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: ~1803 in Virginia
Married: Mary Adams Williams (m. 1830s), Jane Hardesty (m. 1854)
Children: John C., Rees B., Eliza, and Sarah L.
Died: October 1886 in Oakland, CA