Smith Thompson

Smith Thompson (born January 17, 1768, Amenia, New York [U.S.]—died December 18, 1843, Poughkeepsie, New York) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1823–43). Thompson studied law under James Kent and was admitted to the bar in 1792. Two years later he married Sarah Livingston, thereby allying himself with the Jeffersonian Republicans of the anti-Burr faction in New York. After serving a term in the state legislature, he was appointed to the...