Background
Thompson, Richard Ryan was born on January 23, 1878 in Fulton, Kentucky, United States. Son of Samuel and Clementine (Ryan) Thompson.
Thompson, Richard Ryan was born on January 23, 1878 in Fulton, Kentucky, United States. Son of Samuel and Clementine (Ryan) Thompson.
Bachelor of Arts, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, 1899. Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1905.
Instructor Latin and French, Jefferson Davis College, Pittsburg, Texas, 1890-1901. Principal Wartrace (Tennessee) Training School, 1901-1902. General secretary University of Michigan Y.M.C.A, 1903-1905.
Dean Crescent College, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 1908-1910, president, 1910-1938.
Member Arkansas State Senate, 1935-1939. President Eureka Springs Water Company Lecturer. Member Arkansas State Highway Commission, 1914-1918.
Club: Rotary.
Married Anne Augusta Ellis, August 2, 1927.