Justice Charles H. Thompson

  • Born:
    December 11, 1886 in Mount Vernon, IN
  • Education:

    Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1942-1951
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1945-1946, 1949-1950
  • Succeeded:
    Paul Farthing
  • Succeeded by:
    Ralph L. Maxwell
  • Represented:
    1st District (1942-1951)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    State's Attorney (1920-1924), Illinois Senate (1926-1935), Illinois Senate (1926-1935)
  • Died:
    November 26, 1972
  • Buried:
    Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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