Background
Thompson, Drury Blair was born on April 25, 1919 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. Son of James Samuel and Ethel Blair (Reynolds) Thompson.
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Thompson, Drury Blair was born on April 25, 1919 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. Son of James Samuel and Ethel Blair (Reynolds) Thompson.
AB, Davidson College, 1941. Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, Duke University, 1948.
Individual practice law, Raleigh, 1948-1953. Attorney Southern Bell Telephone & Telephone Сompany, Atlanta, 1953-1958, general attorney, 1958-1973, associate general counsel, 1973-1974, vice president, general counsel, 1974-1983.
Served with infantry Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Served with infantry United States Army, 1951-1952. Lieutenant colonel Reserve retired.
Member American, Georgia, Atlanta, North Carolina bar associations, Atlanta Lawyers Club, Atlanta Corporate Counsel Association Clubs: Commerce (Atlanta), Cherokee Town and Country (Atlanta).
Married Virginia Creel Jones, October 14, 1941. Children– Terry Elizabeth, Drury Blair, James Reynolds.