Background
Thompson, Guy A. was born on September 29, 1875 in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. Son of Frank A. and Kate (Edmonstone) Thompson.
Thompson, Guy A. was born on September 29, 1875 in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. Son of Frank A. and Kate (Edmonstone) Thompson.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Missouri, 1898. Doctor of Laws, 1932.
Admitted to Missouri bar, 1898. Practiced, St. Louis, with Campbell & Ryan, 1898-1899. With Honorary Given Campbell, 1899-1903, partner, 1903-1905.
Member Thompson & Campbell (Jas. C.), 1905-1906; practiced alone, 1906-1911. With Judge O’Neill Ryan, member firm Ryan & Thompson, 1911-1917.
With brother Frank A., member Thompson & Thompson, 1917-1929, Thompson, Mitchell, Thompson & Douglas, since 1929. Trustee of Missouri Pacific Railroad System, 1933-1956.
Member Thompson & Campbell (Jas. C.), 1905-1906; Member 7th Distrist Legal Advisory Draft Board, 1917-1918. Member board of curators Missouri State University, 1945-1951.
Member American Bar Association (president 1931-1932), Missouri Bar Association (ex-president), Bar Association of St. Louis (ex-president), American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, American Society International Law, Seldon Society London, St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi, Order of Coif. Clubs: Noonday, St. Louis Country.
Married Susan Alexander, June 11, 1903 (now deceased).; married second, Forence Streett Shields, 1933. Children: Mistress Kate Edmonstone Borders, Mistress Lucy Montfort Smith, Alexander Campbell, Edmonstone Field, Mistress Susan Elizabeth Peschka.