march july american professor vice presidential nominee thompson native pennsylvania spent career ohio member church taught mathematics colleges midwest thompson served president time college president devoted improving financial standing school economic depression followed initially republican early member attempt election vice presidency running ticket party best showing date placed distant fourth eventual winners ran office prohibition banner times success early life educational career born pennsylvania march son manager later owned general business pennsylvania married thompson presbyterian politically active served terms county sheriff active anti slavery causes son henry followed thompson graduated bachelor degree studied years western theological seminary pittsburgh theological seminary appointed professor mathematics united affiliated college iowa taught year church arose pennsylvania germans earliest churches united_states embrace thompson time joined fight prohibition alcohol republican_party join small single issue year thompson began teaching mathematics natural science school ohio year married artist taught children louis medical doctors thompson left superintendent schools ohio years position returned teaching serving mathematics professor school illinois thompson elected president remained position received doctorate following year president thompson continued teach delivered speeches country school church business thompson took office shortly financial panic result primary concern president keeping college funded successful college borrow money stay afloat economy recovered initial debt incurred thompson worked raise donations pay quickly worked attract new professors teach improving quality education school reputation scholars thompson involved organizing served coordinating body schools affiliated church political career thompson identified republican_party founding 1850s left join new movement party focused efforts banning alcohol like thompson party members came churches republicans party nominee federal house_of_representatives ohio 12th district special election held year resignation democrat term follow thompson lost receiving votes losing democratic candidate served chairman cleveland young party nominees fared poorly winning fewer votes nationwide party nominated thompson vice president joining ticket headed portland maine author nation municipal prohibition laws states sent delegates convention platform agreed silent issues day focusing instead alcohol increased vote total election year received votes million cast thompson bid elected office nominated governor ohio unsuccessful percent vote finishing distant fifth place winner democrat thompson vote total surpassed republican candidate candidates minor parties thompson ran congress times ran ohio 3rd congressional district nominee members split main party received vote republican won election ran seat united won vote losing election democrat thompson ran governor ohio despite growing popularity idea prohibition candidate got vote democrat carried state final attempt election came indiana 4th congressional district ohio border vote thompson best performance fell far short victory later life retiring college president thompson remained active school party church affairs director prepared exhibit world exposition chicago wrote books church topics including bishops sketch origin growth church united christ published elected editor died ohio july buried ohio
Henry Adams Thompson