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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]
Biography
Thompson 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
In 1883, Thompson married Elizabeth Ruddick of Jacksonville. [3] They were the parents of three children, Mary, Paul, and Irene. [3]
References
- ^ "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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