"Joel Thompson" was a United States House of Representatives/United States Representative from New York. Born in Stanford, New York/Stanford, Dutchess County, he attended the common schools in Smyrna (town), New York/Smyrna. He studied law, was admitted to the bar (law)/bar and practiced in Duanesburg, New York/Duanesburg and Sherburne (town), New York/Sherburne. He served in the Revolutionary Army in 1779 and 1780 and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1798, 1803, and 1804, serving one term as member from Albany County, New York/Albany County and two terms as a member from Chenango County, New York/Chenango County. He was assistant justice of the court of common pleas of Chenango County from July 1799 to June 1807, when he became judge of Chenango County, serving until March 16, 1814.

Thompson was elected as a Federalist Party/Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815. He resumed the practice of law in Sherburne and in 1843 died in Brooklyn. Interment was in Green-Wood Cemetery.

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For some reason, we play better on the road. Some of our wins are ugly, but we don't care.

This is just a dry run. That day, (emotions are) going to be off the charts.

He kept those for a reason. He showed me those for a reason.

It's been an amazing day. I was very proud of Marc, and very proud of The Citadel.

We all went around the table, telling stories, and Marc batted cleanup, as always. There weren't many dry eyes.

We all have a loyalty to the Citadel and that won't change.