I'm not related to this man, but I'm writing a short biography of him to appear in the Dictionary of Irish Biography. Does anyone know about his family background in Ireland? He was a Presbyterian minister and professor in the university of Pennsylvania from 1868.

I am a local historian in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. I have just learned that Prof. Thompson lived on a large estate in Wyncote in what was then a wealthy country village. He lived in Wyncote approximately from 1883 to 1891. He may have found the property courtesy of his collaborator, Wharton Barker, a wealthy banker and political activist, who had an estate nearby. Barker purchased the Thompson estate in 1891.

Thank you for the information on Thompson; I'll add it to our file. Keep in touch if you find anything else about him; he had a long and interesting career

I am an ancestor of Robert Ellis Thompson(his great,great grandson), and I would be interested to learn anything that you have come across. Would you be willing to e-mail me with what you've found?