title: James A. Thompson (New York politician)
text: # James A. Thompson (New York politician)
  
  James A. Thompson (c. 1873 – December 4, 1923) was an American politician from New York.
  
  ## Career
  
  Thompson was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 8th D.) in 1905 and 1906. He was a member of the New York State Senate (5th D.) in 1907 and 1908.
  
  ## Death
  
  He died on December 4, 1923, at his home in Long Beach. An investigation concluded that he was accidentally killed by inhaling gas while sleeping, after a pot of coffee boiled over, extinguishing the flame in a burner. He was buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 350, 352 and 366)
  * EX-STATE SENATOR IS KILLED BY GAS in NYT on December 5, 1923 (subscription required)
  