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Asahel Thomson (April 16, 1790 – May 2, 1866) was an American physician and politician from Connecticut
Asahel Thomson | |
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| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1850 and 1858 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1790 Farmington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1866 (aged 76) Farmington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University |
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Early life
editAsahel Thomas was born on April 16, 1790, in Farmington, Connecticut, to Eunice (née Fitch) and Jonathan Thomson.[1] He graduated from Yale University in 1810.[1]
Career
editFollowing graduation, Thomas taught for two years at Ellsworth Academy in Sharon, Connecticut. He then taught for a third year at East Windsor Academy. In 1813, he was a private tutor for Woodlawn, Virginia, for the family of Lawrence Lewis.[1]
In the spring of 1815 he began studying medicine with Dr. Eli Todd, of Farmington. He attended the medical lectures of that and the following winters, at Yale Medical School. He then began the practice of medicine in Farmington until his death.[1]
Thomson served as a member of the Connecticut State Legislature, in 1850, and again in 1858.[1]
Personal life
editThomson died on May 2, 1866, in Farmington.[1] He received an honorary Doctor of Medicine degree of from Yale College in 1859.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College" (PDF). Yale University. July 25, 1866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2026-03-08.