George Thompson (Wisconsin politician)
- George Thompson (Wisconsin politician)
George Thompson (July 6, 1918 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin- November 11, 1982 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts) was Attorney General of Wisconsin 1963-1965. He received his public education in Hudson, Wisconsin;George Thompson attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls 1936-37, and then St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, where he received his B.A. degree in 1940. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received an M.A. degree in 1941 and an LL.B. degree in 1947. He was a practicing attorney from 1947 until his death. A World War II veteran, he served in the United States Army 1942-45. George Thompson served as a police and fire commissioner for La Crosse, Wisconsin 1952-54, and was then elected La Crosse County, Wisconsin District Attorney 1955-1961. [ [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2054&keyword=thompson Thompson, George 1918 ] ]
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* Biographical sketch of George Thompson, Wisconsin Blue Book, 1963.
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