Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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SAMUEL G. THOMPSON, 
 
proprietor of the Railroad House, Wilmington, Los Angeles County, is a pioneer 
of 1866. He is a native of Canada, but was reared in Detroit, Michigan; is of 
Scotch descent. He learned the brass-molding trade at Kendrick & De Graff's 
establishment in Detroit. With them he worked until they closed down, about 
1859, when he came to California on the steamer Sonora, landing in San 
Francisco. Here he was variously employed, in the pickle works, teaming, and in 
the glass works. He subsequently worked for Spratt & Debree, San Francisco, and 
later went to Fort Dalles, Oregon, where he carried on a restaurant till he was 
flooded out in 1862 and 1863. Then, in company with his brother-in-law, Joel G. 
Dorman, he engaged in the lumber business in the same place, and some time later 
he was captain of a flat-boat, which ran from Fort Dalles to the Cascades. After 
this he ran for the Oregon Steam Navigation, and had a contract for wood and 
lumber freighting, being captain of the craft. In 1867 Mr. Thompson came to 
Wilmington, where he has been successful in working up a lucrative business. He 
has been a constable for two years, having been elected on the Republican ticket 
Previous to this he was the deputy sheriff of Los Angeles County, under George 
E. Gard. Socially, Mr. Thompson is a member of the I. O. O. F. at Compton, and 
of the K. of P. at San Pedro.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 652
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler