New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-21
EX-GOVERNOR THOMPSON DEAD.
succumbs to Long Illness-Twice South
Cardinals Chief Executive.

Hugh Smith Thompson. controller of the New
York Life Insurance Company. died at his home
No. 81 East Fifty-third-st at o'clock last night
Around the bedside at the time were gathered all
the immediate members Of his family. Stricken
with the grip last March. Mr.. Thompson never
rallied. This, coupled with chronic asthma. from
which he had been "A sufferer, caused his death.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been made.
Hugh Smith Thompson. controller of the New
York Life Insurance Company for the last twelve
wears and twice Governor of the State of South
Carolina was born IN that State January a, 1886
HIS grandfather Waddy Thompson. ST.. who
was twenty-siX years Chancellor of South Caro-
Ina His uncle, General Waddy Thompson, jr.. was
a Congressman from South Carolina, and later
Minister to Mexico. His father was Henry Tazewen
Thompson who married Miss Agnes Smith.
Ex-Governor Thompson was graduated from the
South Carolina Military Academy in 1856. and inc
next year he became professor Of French ana
belles-lettres at Arsenal Academy, Columbia. IN
the Civil War he was captain of the Battalion OF
State Cadets doing service around Charleston and
throughout the State.
At the close Of the war he became the principal
of the Columbia Male Academy, holding the posi-
ton until 1876. when he was elected state super
intendent Of Schools. He served until 1882 insttut
ing many reforms in the school system with which
mis- name is stil connected, particularly the support
Of the schools by local taxation
in 1852 the superintendency Of the South Caro-
lima Military Academy and the presidency Of the
South Carolina College were offered 10 him. but
that year he was elected Governor Of the State.
He was reelected in 1884. on June 3d. 1886, he re-
signed TO become Assistant Secretary Of the United
States Treasury under Secretary Manning by ap-
pointment of President Cleveland He continued in
The position under Secretary Fairchild.
He was named as the Democratic member Of the
Civil Service Commission by President Cleveland in
February, 1883 but the Senate did not act on the
nomination. However. he appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison in the following May and served on
The commission with President Roosevelt. He re
manned on the commission until the spring Of
1892 when he became controller of the New-York
Life Insurance Company. and moved to this city
He lived at No. "a East Fifty-third-st-
He was a member Of the Century and Reform
clubs, the Confederate Veterans alton, New
York Alumni AssC iGton Of Alpha Tau Omega
Fraternity and the Southern Society. Of which he
was president for many years.
He leaves a widow. who was Miss Elizabeth
s1arkson, whom he married April 6, 1883, five sons
and daughters. The sons Colonel Henry T
South Carolina Regiment in the Spanish War, and
who lives at Columbia :. c.: Thomas c. Thompson
of Chattanooga, Tenn, Of the most prominent
life insurance in the South: John N. Thomp-
son. real estate broker at No. lis Broadway this
city; Waddy Thompson. Of Atlanta, Ga. the author
Of a history OF the United States which is coming
into general use in the South and Hugh S. Thomp-
son. jr.. real estate broker Of No. A Wall-st.,
this city. Mrs. James G. Zachry. whose husband is
a broker At No 4 Wal-st, and Miss Caroline
Thompson, who lives at home. the daughters.