Benjamin Thompson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | William Parmenter |
| Succeeded by | John G. Palfrey |
| In office March 4, 1851 – September 24, 1852 | |
| Preceded by | John G. Palfrey |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Sabine |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1830-1831 1833-1836 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1841 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1798 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 24, 1852 (aged 54) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Benjamin Thompson (August 5, 1798 – September 24, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Thompson attended the public schools, and then engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1830–1831 and 1833–1836. He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1841.
Thompson was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1846.
Thompson was elected to the Thirty-second Congress and served from March 4, 1851, until his death in Charlestown, Massachusetts, September 24, 1852. He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.