John Edward West Thompson

John Edward West Thompson was an African American non-career diplomat.

Career

West Thompson, U. S. Minister had a doctor of medicine at Yale University in 1883.[1]

West Thompson served as U.S. Minister Resident/Consul General to Haiti from June 30, 1885 to October 17, 1889. Thompson simultaneously served as U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic) from 1885 to 1889.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Yale University (1905). Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, 1701-1904. New Haven: Tuttle. p. 264. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Thompson, John Edward West (1855-1918)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved 14 July 2015.


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