Colonel Henry Tazewell Thompson

Col. Thompson was the son of South Carolina Governor Hugh Smith Thompson & Elizabeth Clarkson Thompson. He was the Principal of the Darlington Military Academy from 1880-1881, until he resigned to accept a position at The Citadel in Charleston. He served in the National Guard for 40 years, holding every rank from Private to Brigadier General, and served in the military 4 times. During the Darlington Riot in 1894 he was the Captain of the Darlington Company. He was a Lt. Col. of the 2nd S. C. Regt. during the Spanish American War. He was also in the insurance business for 31 years, and an accomplished speaker.

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• Census: 1880 - Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
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