M. W. Thompson    

M. W. THOMPSON, publisher of the Sharpsville Times, is a son of Samuel Thompson, of Pymatuning Township. Our subject was born in 1862 in Hickory Township. He received his education in the public schools of Sharpsville, in which place he was reared. Mr. Thompson began the printing business in 1877, serving his time in the office of the Sharpsville Advertiser. Our subject has been employed upon many of the leading journals of the present day, including the New York World, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Leader and Erie Dispatch. In 1887, in connection with Samuel W. Hazen, he established the Sharpsville Times. In politics he is an ardent supporter of the Republican party.

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