THOMPSON, JOHN R.
\tˈɒmpsən], \tˈɒmpsən], \t_ˈɒ_m_p_s_ə_n]\
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(1823-1873), of Virginia, was editor of the Southern Literary Messenger from 1847 to 1859· He exerted a great influence upon Southern literary tastes. He wrote "The Burial of Latane," "The Death of Stuart," and other poems popular in the South.
By John Franklin Jameson
