Mary Thompson

For other people named Mary Thompson, see Mary Thompson (disambiguation).

Mary Thompson (died 1893) was one of the richest early African Americans in Seattle, Washington.

She owned the Minnehaha Saloon, which had a brothel upstairs. At the time of her death she owned real estate in Seattle and Butte, Montana. She also had a horse and carriage, an extensive jewellery collection, and $20,000 in cash. By the standards of the time, this made her quite wealthy.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Quintard (1994). The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District, from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press – via Questia (subscription required) . pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-295-97345-5.


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