Given the question: John Burton Thompson (December 14 1810 January 7 1874) was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born near Harrodsburg Kentucky Thompson completed preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harrodsburg becoming the Commonwealth's Attorney. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Office Holder