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Malvern
W. Thompson
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biography
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MALVERN W. THOMPSON
was born in Hickory township, Mercer county, Pennsylvania. September 7, 1862, a son of
Samuel A. and Mary J. (Kirkland) Thompson. His father was born in Pymatuning township. Mercer county, in 1833, and died in 1868. The mother was born in Allegheny county in 1837 and now resides in Sharpsville. This worthy couple were the parents of three children:
Harry M., Malvern W., and Lelia M., wife of Charles Ross, of Pittsburg. The father was a farmer and was born on the old Thompson homestead, outside of Sharpsville. He was the son of
George Thompson. born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and came to Mercer county in 1817, locating in Pymatuning township. He died at the good old age of ninety-two years. He was the son of
Captain David Thompson, a soldier in the war of 1812.
Samuel A. was a Republican and held the offices of tax-collector and constable. He belonged to the Methodist church. The great-grandfather of
Malvern Thompson, John Kirkland. was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and was one of those held in prison in old St. Paul's church in New York City as a result of Benedict Arnold's betrayal of his country.
In 1888 Malvern W. Thompson went to New York City and engaged with the New York World and other newspapers. In 1896 he returned to Sharpsville and engaged in commercial and society stationery printing. He has come to be an adept at this art and his business now extends to Pittsburg and other large cities throughout the state.
In his political views Mr. Thompson is a Republican. He has served as member of the borough council one term and takes an interest in public affairs. In church faith he is identified with the Presbyterian denomination. He is an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to Adoniram Lodge No. 739; also the Encampment at Sharon, No. 186. Both he and his estimable wife belong to the Rebekah Lodge No. 110.
Mr. Thompson was married March 20, 1905, to
Lillie M. Finney, born in Elizabeth, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. The children by this union are:
Mary Elizabeth and Frank Finney.
Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, 1909, pages 643-644 |
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