Daniel Pierce Thompson

Daniel Pierce Thompson
Black and white head and shoulders drawing of Daniel Pierce Thompson
From Volume II (1856) of Cyclopaedia of American Literature
15th Secretary of State of Vermont
In office
1853–1855
Preceded byFarrand F. Merrill
Succeeded byCharles W. Willard
Probate Judge of Washington County, Vermont
In office
1841–1842
Preceded byGeorge Worthington
Succeeded byAzel Spaulding
In office
1837–1840
Preceded byJason Carpenter
Succeeded byGeorge Worthington
Personal details
Born(1795-10-01)October 1, 1795
Charlestown, Massachusetts
DiedJune 6, 1868(1868-06-06) (aged 72)
Montpelier, Vermont
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont
Political partyRepublican (from 1856)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
Liberty
Whig
SpouseEunice Knight Robinson (m. 1831–1868, his death)
Children6
RelativesWilliam O. Douglas (Great-grandnephew)
EducationMiddlebury College
ProfessionAttorney
Politician
Author

Daniel Pierce Thompson (October 1, 1795 – June 6, 1868) was an American author and lawyer who served as Vermont Secretary of State and was New England's most famous novelist prior to Nathaniel Hawthorne.[1]

  1. ^ American Unitarian Association, The Unitarian Register: A Forgotten Storyteller, Volume 108, 1929, page 783