Thompson H. Murch

Infobox Congressman
name=Thompson Henry Murch


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state=Maine
district=5th
party=Greenback
term=March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
preceded=Eugene Hale
succeeded="(none)"
date of birth=March 29, 1838
place of birth=Hampden, Maine, USA
date of death=December 15, 1886
place of death=Danvers, Massachusetts, USA
spouse=
profession=Politician, Stonecutter, Editor, Publisher, Merchant
religion=
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Thompson Henry Murch (March 29, 1838 – December 15, 1886) was a nineteenth century politician, stonecutter, editor, publisher and merchant from Maine.

Born in Hampden, Maine, Murch attended common schools as a child and spent his early life at sea. He learned the trade of stonecutting and engaged in that occupation for eighteen years. He became editor and publisher of the Granite Cutters' International Journal in 1877 and was secretary of the Granite Cutters' International Association of America in 1877 and 1878. Murch was elected a Greenbacker to the United States House of Representatives in 1878, serving from 1879 to 1883, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1882. Afterwards, he engaged in mercantile pursuits until his death in Danvers, Massachusetts on December 15, 1886. He was interned in Hampden Cemetery in Hampden, Maine.

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7228073 Thompson H. Murch] at Find A Grave