Owen Pierce Thompson (February 3, 1852 – August 30, 1933) was a judge of the Seventh Judicial District of Illinois and a delegate to the 1904 Democratic National Convention.[1] He also served on the Illinois State Utilities Commission.[2]
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Biography
editThompson was born in Morgan County, Illinois, on February 3, 1852, the eighth and youngest child of James B. Thompson and Mary Meguier.[3] He attended the local schools, the completed the course of instruction for schoolteachers at Illinois Normal Institute in Normal, Illinois.[3]
After receiving his teaching qualification, Thompson taught school for four years.[3] He then began attendance at Albany Law School, from which he graduated in 1876.[3] He was admitted to the bar and settled in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he began a practice.[3] In 1886, Thompson was elected judge of Morgan County, Illinois, and he was reelected in 1890.[3] In 1897, Thompson was elected judge of the Seventh Judicial District.[3] He served until 1912, when he resigned to accept appointment to the Illinois Commerce Commission.[4]
Thompson died in Jacksonville on August 30, 1933.[4] He was buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery in Jacksonville.[5]
Family
editIn 1883, Thompson married Elizabeth Ruddick of Jacksonville.[3] They were the parents of three children, Mary, Paul, and Irene.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Owen P. Thompson". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ staff (January 3, 1914). "Thompson is Appointed on Utilities Commission". Decatur Herald and Review. No. 87. p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Prominent Democrats of Illinois. Chicago, IL: Democratic Publishing Company. 1899. p. 336 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Judge Owen P. Thompson Dies At Jacksonville". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, MO. August 31, 1933. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final Tribute Paid to Memory Judge Thompson". Jacksonville Daily Journal. Jacksonville, IL. September 2, 1933. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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