David E. Thompson

David Eugene Thompson (February 28, 1854 – August 25, 1942)^[1][2] was an American diplomat.

David E. Thompson
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
In office 1906–1909
U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
In office 1905
U.S. Minister to Brazil
In office 1902–1905
Personal details
Born	February 28, 1854
Died	August 25, 1942

Thompson was born in 1854 in Nebraska. He was a diplomat, and served as U.S. Minister to Brazil between 1902 and 1905, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil in 1905, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico between 1906 and 1909.

In 1917, Thompson was the subject of an attempted blackmail scheme, which was foiled.^[3]