Background
Thompson, Carl Richard was born on October 14, 1947 in North Sydney, Nova Scoti. Son of Frederick A. and Margaret A. Thompson.
Thompson, Carl Richard was born on October 14, 1947 in North Sydney, Nova Scoti. Son of Frederick A. and Margaret A. Thompson.
Bachelor, U. Ottawa, 1969; Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie U., 1973.
Associate, O'Dea, Greene, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 1974-1977;
associate, Martin, Easton, Woolridge and Poole, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, 1977-1979;
partner, Poole, Althouse, Clarke, Thompson & Thomas, Corner Brook, since 1979. Clerk assistant House of Assembly, Newfoundland, 1975-1977. Board directors Canada Bar Ins.Assn., Ottawa, 1978-1984.
Chair Hazardous Products Appeal Board, since 1991. Commissioner Newfoundland Law Reform Commission, St. John's, 1980-1990.
Chair Humber-St. Barbe Roman Catholic School Board, Corner Brook, 1979-1985. Chair advising committee Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Memorial U., Corner Brook, 1985-1991. Member commission to establish comtemplative community Diocese of St. George's, Newfoundland, 1988-1989, chair commission on Child Sexual Abuse, 1989-1990.
ChairAlpine Ski Race committee Marble Mountain, Steacy Brook, Newfoundland, since 1990. Member Canada Bar Association (advising committee 1983-1984, commission on judges, pensions, andsalaries 1985-1986), Newfoundland Human Rights Commission (adjudicative panel 1988-1991), We. Memorial Regional Hospital Foundation (planned giving committee since 1991, chair since 1994), Catholic Education Council.
Married Judy Philippa Heale, August 26, 1972. Children: Christopher, Karen, Ian.
