The Newtown bee., 1907-08-16
SHERWOOD s. THOMPSON.
A PROMINENT CITIZEN OF NEW HAVEN. HIS DEATH OCCURS, LAST WEEK WEDNESDAY.

Sherwood s. Thompson, police com missioner and one of the best known and most respected residents of New Haven, died at his home, 153 York
 street, at 5.3O o'clock, last week We'd nesday morning. Recently he has
 been frequently mentioned as Republi- can candidate for mayor in the coming election, but it is said that when the matter had been mentioned to him he said that it was impossible on account of his health. At the time of the changing of the police commission in 1901, MT Thompson was appointed by
 Mayor Studley on June 24, 1901, to fill an unexpired term, ending July l, 1902. At the expiration of that term he was permanently appointed for three years,
 being re-appoitned for similar term on July l, 1905. His present term would have expired on July l, of next year. On July 6, 1903, Commissioner Thompson was unanimously elected president of the board, and was simi- liarly reelected on July 8, 1904, for
 the term ending June 30, 1905. During his term of office as police commission CT, MT Thompson has served on the efficiency, finance and supplies commit tees, and he has always done his duty faithfully and we'll. He was member of the supplies committee at the time of his death. Sherwood Stratton Thompson was born in New Haven, No vember IA, 1844, and attended the Web ster school. He was only six years of age when his father died, and he was obliged to go to work at the age of Is, when he entered the dry goods store of S. L. Smith as clerk; he slept on the counter nights. Here he continued for period of about two years, when the Civil War broke out, and at the age of IF, in 1862, he enlisted in Com pany A, 27th c. V. During his term of service he was promoted to corpo- ral and his entire war record was 3 most creditable one, he having par tant engagements. When his term o1 enlistment expired at the end of nine months, he returned to New Haven ano engaged in the baking business with s
 S. Twitchell, under the name o: Twitchell & Thompson, on York street
 where the plant is now located. It wal
 an old business, established in 1929 Upon the death of MT Twitchell, il 1874, MT Thompson assumed entir' control, under the firm name of s. s Thompson 6 Go. which is the style O.
 the firm name to-day. MT Thompson having been the sole owner at the tim
 of his death. The business has grown
 under the wise and careful manage ment of MT Thompson, until it is re
 garded as the finest and most mode bakery in New Englnad. He built
 large brick factory, some time ago and equipped it with all the most mod ern machinery, part of which are in
 ventions of his own, and the firm ha
 been doing very large wholesale busi ness. MT Thompson's s first wife wa
 Mary J. Blair, by whom he had on daughter, Nellie B., who married Hen
 ry L. Pardee of New Haven and nov
 resides at 896 Elm sreet of that city
 On December 24, 1878, MT Thompso
 married Ellen Louise Sanford of New
 town. By this marriage there is on
 son, Paul Sanford Thompson of 15
 York street, New Haven. Political
 Commissioner Thompson was repul
 lican, and he has always taken liv , interest in this city, politically, socia ly and religiously. He served as ceu,
 cilman two years. alderman and actin
 mayor, park commissioner two year l member of the board of education or . year, and then as police commissions n He was member of Admiral F'oot n Post, G. A. R.; the Army and Nav - club, Union League, Young Mems R : publican club, New Haven Colony Hi q torical Society, Sons of the America q Revolution, Waltonian club, Chamb
 of Commerce, and of the Founders al
 Patriots association. Fraternally if has been identified with Harmon T. lodge, I. O. o. F., since January
 d 1867; Hiram lodge, No. l, A. F. & .
 M, since November 22, 1866; Fral
 lin chapter, R. A. M., since Novemb ,f ', 1871 Harmony Council, R. & s. M n New Haven Commandery, Knigl le Templar, since December Is, 1871; t D. Mystic Shrine, since December, IS! 1e and Israel Putnam lodge, A. O. U. V ed since March 8, 1888. In religious fa
 he was an E,piScOpalian and he took