Owen P. Thompson
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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]
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