William H. Seward Thomson and Mary E. Imbrie

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Husband William H. Seward Thomson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 16 Nov 1856 - Independence Twp, Beaver Co, PA 2 3
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         Father: Hon. Alexander R. Thomson (1820-1905) 4 5
         Mother: Hannah Charles (      -      ) 5 6

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       Marriage: 12 May 1887 3 7

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Wife Mary E. Imbrie ^{3 7 8}

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         Father: Hon. De Lorma Imbrie (1824-1888) 3 9
         Mother: Margaret Carman (      -      ) 9

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Children

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1 F Marguerite Imbrie Thomson ⁷

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           Born: 17 May 1888 - Beaver, Beaver Co, PA 7
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2 F Florine De Lorme Thomson ⁷

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           Born: 24 Jul 1893 - Beaver, Beaver Co, PA 7
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General Notes: Husband - William H. Seward Thomson

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He was reared in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and in the south (where his father used to spend his winters), attended Washington and Jefferson College, and studied civil engineering, thinking to make that his profession; but his father prevailed on him to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1880, in Cabell County, West Virginia; was admitted in Beaver County in 1881, and began active practice. In politics he was a Democrat, and served two years as chairman of the Democratic committee.

He was named for William H. Seward, Lincoln's secretary of war, for whose ability and patriotism his father entertained the highest opinion. He was educated at Powell's Academy in Catlettsburg, Kentucky; Marshall College, West Virginia; and Washington and Jefferson
College. He first intended to fit himself and follow the civil engineering profession, but later chose that of law, at the suggestion and earnest desire of his father. He was admitted to the bar in 1880, in Cabell County, West Virginia; also to the supreme court of that state. In 1881 he located at Beaver, Pennsylvania, where he formed a law partnership with J. R. Martin, under the firm name of Thomson & Martin, which firm acquired an extensive practice, being engaged in much of the important litigation of that county. During the continuance of their partnership Mr. Martin was elected two successive terms as district attorney. In 1894 Mr. Thomson removed to Pittsburgh, where he formed a partnership with his brother, Frank Thomson, under the firm name of Thomson & Thomson. This business connection resulted in a large, profitable legal practice.
Notwithstanding he was a busy man both in his office and in the trial of cases, he found time for interesting literary pursuits. His lectures on "Glimpses of Europe," "Victor Hugo," "Mirabeau, the Orator of the French Revolution," and others, gained for him an enviable reputation as a platform orator.
In his political views Mr. Thomson was broad minded and liberal. He was born and reared in a family opposed to human slavery, but was long identified with the Democratic party, because he believed that it represented the idea of the greatest independence and liberty for men. His Democracy was born of that broad type which has an abiding faith in the will of the people. In 1906 he was the nominee of the Democratic party, allied with that of the Independents, of Allegheny county, for the office of district attorney and although defeated, ran many thousands of votes ahead of his ticket. He attended the Presbyterian church and was a member of the board of directors of the Suburban General Hospital of Bellevue.

1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 727, 901.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 302.

3 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 727.

4 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 900.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 303.

6 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 901.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 304.

8 Rev. Joseph A. Bausman, A.M, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1904), Pg 231.

9 Rev. Joseph A. Bausman, A.M, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1904), Pg 230.