Background
Thompson, George King was born on November 24, 1887 in Jamaica, Iowa, United States. Son of William J. and Ida A. (King) Thompson.
Thompson, George King was born on November 24, 1887 in Jamaica, Iowa, United States. Son of William J. and Ida A. (King) Thompson.
Bachelor of Arts Iowa, 1911. Bachelor of Laws, University Iowa, 1914.
Private practice, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1915-1933. Attorney Linn Company, 1933-1940. Judge district court, Iowa, 1941-1950, supreme court, from 1951.
Chief justice of court, 1952, 56, 59.
Member Masons (32 degree, Shriner).
Married Grace I. Byfield, December 17, 1921. Children: George K., William B.