Arthur Conover Thomson (April 16, 1871 - December 16, 1946) was an American prelate who served as the third Bishop of Southern Virginia between 1930 and 1937.
His father served as Archdeacon of Shanghai in China and spent over 43 years on the mission field there.
Thomson spent much of his childhood in China before attending Cheltenham Academy in Philadelphia.
[1] In June 1893, Thomson was ordained deacon and became rector of South Farnham Parish in Tappahannock, Virginia.
[2] Thomson was elected Suffragan Bishop of Southern Virginia in 1917 and was consecrated on September 27, 1917, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle at Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Virginia.