| Edward Hughes Thomson | |
| State Senate: | Michigan |
| District: | 6th |
| Term Start: | 1848 |
| Term End: | 1849 |
| State House2: | Michigan |
| District2: | Genesee County 1st |
| Term Start2: | 1849 |
| Term End2: | 1860 |
| Order3: | 18th |
| Office3: | Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan |
| Term Start3: | 1877 |
| Term End3: | 1878 |
| Predecessor3: | William Hamilton |
| Successor3: | Jerome Eddy[1] [2] |
| Office4: | Prosecuting Attorney |
| Constituency4: | Lapeer County |
| Office5: | Prosecuting Attorney |
| Term Start5: | 1845 |
| Term End5: | 1846[3] |
| Constituency5: | Genesee County |
| Birth Date: | June 15, 1810 |
| Birth Place: | Kendal, Westmorland, England |
| Death Date: | February 2, 1886 |
| Death Place: | Flint, Michigan |
| Restingplace: | Glenwood Cemetery, Flint |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Profession: | Law |
Edward Hughes Thomson (1820-1886) was a Michigan politician.[1] [2]
On June 15, 1810, Thomson was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England. He became a lawyer and practiced out of Millard Fillmore's Buffalo law office.[4]
He served as Lapeer County's and Genesee County's Prosecuting Attorney. Became a Michigan State Senator in 1848 for the 6th district then Genesee County 1st District Michigan Representative from 1859 to 1860. He enlisted as a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.[4] He was elected as mayor of the City of Flint in 1877 serving a 1-year term.[1] [4]
Thomson died on February 2, 1886, in Flint, Michigan and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Flint.[4]