Background
THOMPSON, Vaughn N. was born on August 4, 1889 in Moore, Texas, United States. Son of James C. and Ruth (Cooper) Thompson.
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Vaughn N. THOMPSON
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Common School; High School. Business. College; Law School, 1910. Military Training Course, University of Southern California, 1917.
Career
Pomona, California; ch. Billy Vaughn, 7 years old, Janet Ruth, 4 years old. Appointed Chief Deputy Company Clerk, Imperial Company, June, 1911-October, 1916.
Appointed Clerk, Senate Education Committee, California Legislature, 42 Session, January-May, 1917. Admitted to practice Law in all State Courts in California, June, 1917, TJ.S. Courts, July, 1917. Appointed Chief Deputy District Attorney and General Counsel, Imperial Company, January, 1927-March, 1928.
Appointed City Recorder and Police Judge, El Centro, California, January, 1920-1924. Appointed Judge, Superior Court, Imperial Company, California, by Governor. C. C. Young, March, 1928-January, 1929. elected Judge, Primary Election, for 6 year term, January, since 1929.
Enlisted United States Army, Air Service, Aviation Section, August, 1917. Served as non-commander Officer and First Sergeant, 1917-1919. Commander Second Lieutenant, Aviation Section, Signal Corps, January, 1919.
Resigned this commn., 1920. Discharged from active service in Army, March, 1919.
Membership
Member: First Presbyterian Church, El Centro. El Centro Lodge No. 384, F. and Master of Arts. M'ich. Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons 32°.
Al Bahr Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic, San Diego, California. Boyce Aten Post No. 25, American Legion, El Centro. Louisiana Société Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Locale No.
512, El Centro; California State and Imperial Company Bar Associations. Superior Court Judges Association, California. Association of Imperial Valley Pioneers.
El Centro Chamber of Commerce. Imperial Company Farm Bureau. Clubs: Barbara Worth Country (El Centro), El Centro Rifle.
Automobile (Southern California).
Connections
Spouse Alice Lattin, October 11, 1921, St.
