Background
Thompson, James was born on November 13, 1931 in Louisville. Son of Frank Barton and Ida Maney (Webb) Thompson.
Thompson, James was born on November 13, 1931 in Louisville. Son of Frank Barton and Ida Maney (Webb) Thompson.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1954; Bachelor of Laws, University Louisville, 1962.
Sales trainee, Glenmore Distilleries, Louisville, 1954-1958;
president, Old South Life Insurance, Louisville, 1959-1974;
auditor public accounts, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1969;
chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer, Glenmore Distilleries, Louisville, since 1974;
chairman, MED Acquisition Corporation, Louisville. Director Citizens Fidelity Bank, Louisville. Chairman Louisville Airport Authority, 1967-1984.
Chairman J. Graham Brown Regional Cancer Center, since 1980.
Active Republican Party, since 1959. Served with United States Marine Corps, 1950-1951. Member American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Sandra Norvell Street, January 30, 1988. Children by previous marriage: Elizabeth Carter, Emery Barotn, James, Samuel Kerr.