Background
Thompson, Benjamin was born on May 3, 1921 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Nathan Webb and Marion Esther (Smith) Thompson.
Thompson, Benjamin was born on May 3, 1921 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Nathan Webb and Marion Esther (Smith) Thompson.
Bowdoin College (Bachelor of Science, 1943). Boston University (Bachelor of Laws, 1948). Lecturer, Admiralty Law, University of Maine School of Law, since 1989.
Norwegian Vice Consul for Maine, 1960-1965. Founder, 1988— and Secretary, 1988-1990, Portland Senior Lawyers Association.
Worked at Thompson, McNaboe, Ashley & Bull, LLC, P.A. (Portland, ME) specializing in Admiralty Law, Probate, Corporate Law, Business Law. Admitted to the bar, 1948, Maine. 1949, United States. District Court of Maine.
1953, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. 1963, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1967, United States. Tax Court.
1978, United States. Supreme Court. Lecturer, Admiralty Law, University of Maine School of Law, 1989. Norwegian Vice Consul for Maine, 1960-1965.
Founder and Secretary, 1988, Portland Senior Lawyers Association. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Member to chairman Yarmouth Zoning and Planning Boards, 1958—1984. Norwegian vice consultant district Maine, 1960—1965. Trustee Hebron Academy, from 1979.
Member Yarmouth Town Counsel, from 1984. Member of American Bar Association, Maritime Law Association United States, Cumberland County Bar Association, Maine State Bar Association, Cumberland (Portland) club, Portland Country club.
Married Arlene Shirley Tucker, July 29, 1949. Children: Lucinda, Suzanne, Nathan, Benjamin Tucker.
