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Thompson, Charles C. B

naval officer, was born in 1786 in Virginia. Durthe war of 1812 he rendered distinguished service in the defence of New Orleans.

He was promoted captain in 1825, and commanded the Pacific squadron în 1828- 31. He died Sept. 2, 1832, in Hot Springs, Va.

THOMPSON, CHARLES LEMUEL, clergyman, author, poet, was born Aug. 18, 1839, in Cooperstown, Pa. He is a presbyterian clergyman of New York city, and the author of Times of Refreshing: A History of American Revivals; and Etchings in Verse.