Background
Thompson, Basil was born on June 21, 1892 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Son of Thomas Payne and Ida (Zorn) Thompson.
Thompson, Basil was born on June 21, 1892 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Son of Thomas Payne and Ida (Zorn) Thompson.
Bachelor of Arts, Loyola University, 1910. Law student Tulane, 1910-1911, Washington and Lee University, 1911-1912. Master of Arts, from Loyola, 1917.
Agent for Equitable Life Assurance Society, since 1913, at Chicago 1914-1916, New Orleans, since 1916. Company-founder, 1920, and co-editor, with Julius Weis Friend, of Double Dealer (magazine).
Served in Field Artillery, World War I.
Married Rebekah Brown, July 28, 1914.