THOMPSON, C. M., St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** C. M. THOMPSON, OPELOUSAS.--C. M. Thompson was born in St. Landry parish in 1853. He is the son of A. J. and Lucretia Thompson. A. J. Thompson came South with his parents before he attained his majority, and located at Opelousas. Here he opened a drug store, but he lost everything by the war. Shortly after this he received a sunstroke, which rendered him an invalid the rest of his life, and he died in 1879. Mrs. Lucretia Thompson is a native of St. Landry parish. Her father was born in New Hampshire, and her grandfather was a native of Canada. C. M. Thompson's education and opportunities for material advancement were restricted by the necessities of his widowed mother and a large family of younger brothers and sisters. He supported the family by his own earnings and saved money enough to enter the livery business. He was elected first constable of Ward I in 1884, and held the position for one term. He was appointed postmaster at Opelousas by President Grant in 1876, and held the position until 1878, when he resigned to become a candidate for sheriff of St. Landry parish, but was defeated. He was appointed register of the parish, and later was elected marshal, and held that position until 1879. He was elected district clerk, 1888, and is the present efficient incumbent of that office. Mr. Thompson was married in 1876 to Miss V. S. Garland. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion of Honor. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 84. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company.