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'''Burges Asbury Thompson''', ([[ | '''Burges Asbury Thompson''', (born [[May 9]], [[1849]]; died [[July 23]], [[1922]]), was [[Mayor of Birmingham]] from [[1888]] to [[1890]]. He defeated three-term incumbent [[A. O. Lane]] in the [[1888 Birmingham mayoral election]] but only served one two-year term before Lane returned to unseat him in [[1890 Birmingham mayoral election|1890]]. His short stay in office was marked by the dramatic events following the [[Hawes murders]]. | ||
Thompson was the eldest son of builder [[Jesse | Thompson was the eldest son of builder [[Jesse Thompson|Jesse Samford Thompson]], and his wife, the former [[Henrietta Thompson|Henrietta Collins]], who came to the city at its founding in 1871. His brother, [[T. C. Thompson]], founded the [[Thompson Brick Company]] in Birmingham and the [[Siluria Cotton Mill]] in [[Shelby County]]. Burges and Thomas were partners in the continuation of their father's contracting business for 18 months beginning in [[1873]]. | ||
Thompson married the former [[Flora Thompson|Flora Richards]] and had one child, Lee. | |||
Thompson died in [[1922]] and is buried at [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]. | |||
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before=[[A. O. Lane]] | | before=[[A. O. Lane]] | | ||
title=[[Mayor of Birmingham]] | | title=[[Mayor of Birmingham]] | | ||
years=[[1888]] - [[1890]] | | years=[[1888]]-[[1890]] | | ||
after=[[A. O. Lane]] | after=[[A. O. Lane]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* {{Dubose-1887}} | * {{Dubose-1887}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75986272 B. A. Thompson] at findagrave.com | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1849 births]] | ||
[[Category:1922 deaths]] | [[Category:1922 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Contractors]] | [[Category:Contractors]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham mayors]] | [[Category:Birmingham mayors]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham Board of Education]] | [[Category:Birmingham Board of Education]] | ||
[[Category:Oak Hill burials]] | |||
Revision as of 14:21, 2 July 2014
Burges Asbury Thompson, (born May 9, 1849; died July 23, 1922), was Mayor of Birmingham from 1888 to 1890. He defeated three-term incumbent A. O. Lane in the 1888 Birmingham mayoral election but only served one two-year term before Lane returned to unseat him in 1890. His short stay in office was marked by the dramatic events following the Hawes murders.
Thompson was the eldest son of builder Jesse Samford Thompson, and his wife, the former Henrietta Collins, who came to the city at its founding in 1871. His brother, T. C. Thompson, founded the Thompson Brick Company in Birmingham and the Siluria Cotton Mill in Shelby County. Burges and Thomas were partners in the continuation of their father's contracting business for 18 months beginning in 1873.
Thompson married the former Flora Richards and had one child, Lee.
Thompson died in 1922 and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Preceded by: A. O. Lane |
Mayor of Birmingham 1888-1890 |
Succeeded by: A. O. Lane |
References
- Dubose, John Witherspoon (1887) Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham: Teeple & Smith, Publishers; Caldwell Printing Works.
External links
- B. A. Thompson at findagrave.com