Thomas Larkin Thompson (May 31, 1838 – February 1, 1898) was an American newspaperman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1887 to 1889.

He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880 and 1892, and was secretary of state of California 1883-1887.

He was appointed on April 4, 1891, commissioner from California to the World's Fair at Chicago.

He died in Santa Rosa, California, February 1, 1898, and was interred in the Rural Cemetery.

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