- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- William Tappan Thompson
- Publisher:
- Georgia Photo File, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA
- Date of Original:
- 1812/1882
- Subject:
- Newspaper editors--Georgia--Savannah
Editors--Georgia--Savannah
Men--Georgia--Savannah
Authors, American--Georgia--Savannah
Humorists, American--Georgia--Savannah
Thompson, William Tappan, 1812-1882 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1850 William Tappan Thompson became the founding editor of the Savannah Daily Morning News. With the exception of a short period during the Civil War, he was the editor of the newspaper until his death.
Image of a drawing of William Tappan Thompson. He is portrayed wearing a suit and small oval eyeglasses. Thompson gained national popularity as a writer of humorous stories. He was best known for creating the fictional character Major Joseph Jones, a down-to-earth Georgia planter who wrote dialect letters about his courtship, rural life, and travels. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/william-tappan-thompson-1812-1882/m-515/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
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- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/william-tappan-thompson-1812-1882
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Georgia Photo File - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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