Background
Thompson, Allen Paul was born on November 29, 1909 in Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States. Son of A. Roy and Grace (Rule) Thompson.
Thompson, Allen Paul was born on November 29, 1909 in Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States. Son of A. Roy and Grace (Rule) Thompson.
AB cum laude, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1931. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Cleveland Law School, 1935. Graduate, Rutgers University, 1945.
Doctor of Laws, Simpson College, 1957.
With Central National Bank of Cleveland, 1931-1950, auditor, 1941-1943, assistant vice president, 1943-1945, cashier charge operations, 1945-1950. Panel examiner Rutgers University Graduate School Banking, 1948-1949, lecturer, 1949. With Iowa Power & Light Company, Des Moines, 1950-1969, executive vice president, 1959, president, 1959-1965, chairman, 1965-1969.
Also director; president Hawkeye Bank Investment Management, Inc., Des Moines, 1970-1974, chairman, since 1974.
Board directors Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Trustee Simpson College Certified Public Accountants, Ohio. Member Ohio Society Certified Public Accountants, American Gas Association, Midwest Gas Association (president), Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (past president, director), Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Clubs: Mason (Des Moines) (32 degree), Des Moines (Des Moines), Wakonda (Des Moines).
Married Phyllis Clark, June 23, 1934. Children– Susan (Mistress David W. Packer), Allen Paul, Peter.
