John McCandless Thompson
John McCandless Thompson was a Republican [Party (United States)|Republican] member of the U.S. [House of Representatives] from Pennsylvania.
Thompson was born near Butler, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Witherspoon Institute. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and began practice in Butler. He was a member of the Pennsylvania [State House of Representatives] in 1859 and 1860, and served one year as speaker. He entered the Union Army during the American Civil War and served as major and subsequently as lieutenant colonel of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention">Republican Party (United States)">Republican National Convention.
Thompson was elected as a Republican to the 43rd [United States Congress|Forty-third Congress] to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ebenezer McJunkin. He elected to the Forty-fifth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in United States [House of Representatives elections, 1878|1878]. He resumed the practice of his profession and died in Butler in 1903. Interment in Butler Cemetery.