Richard Wigginton Thompson

Notable Facts

  • Served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy (Under President Rutherford B. Hayes) from 1877-1880

Offices

Indiana House
Lawrence County
In office
Dec 1, 1834 to Dec 5, 1836

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
2 years, 5 days
Indiana Senate
Lawrence County
In office
Dec 5, 1836 to Dec 3, 1838

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
1 year, 11 months, 28 days
U.S. House
District 2
In office
Mar 4, 1841 to Mar 4, 1843

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
2 years
U.S. House
District 7
In office
Mar 4, 1847 to Mar 4, 1849

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
2 years, 1 day
Richard Wigginton Thompson spent 8 years, 4 days in office in Indiana, including 4 years, 1 day at the federal level and 4 years, 3 days at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of Richard Wigginton Thompson running for office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they ran at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database (note: state legislative election data is extremely limited currently).