Background
Thompson, William Magill was born on November 28, 1926 in Milwaukee. Son of William Magill and Ella Marie (Struck) Thompson.
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William Magill Thompson
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Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1949; Master of Fine Arts, Princeton University, 1959.
Career
Construction supervisor, Robert C. Albert & Association, Racine, Wisconsin, 1951-1953; associate, Lawrence Monberg & Associations, Sarasota, Florida, 1954-1956; apprentice, Dana G. Stetser, Architect, Philadelphia, 1957-1963; principal, William Magill Thompson, American Institute of Architects, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1964; principal, William Magill Thompson, American Institute of Architects, Wiscasset, Maine., since 1974; resident architect, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1969-1970; liason officer, U. St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, 1982-1997. President John's Point Association, Brunswick, Maine, since 1979.
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Vestryman St Philips Episcopal Church, Wiscasset, Maine, 1977-1980, 87-90;vice president Sheepscot Valley Children's House, Wiscasset, Maine, since 1983. President Edgecomb (Maine) Parent Teachers Committee, 1988-1989. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Member American Institute of Architects (historic resources committee, 1971-1977, environmental education committee, 1976-1981, com on design, since 1979), Yale Alumni Association of Princeton (alumni representative, 1975-1977, president 1976-1978), Nassau Club, Princeton Club New York, New Haven Lawn Club.
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Married Joan F. Simmonds, July 11, 1953 (divorced January, 1974). 1 stepdaughter, Susan F. Tye. Married Katharine F. Vansant, August 11, 1975.
Children: Katharine Magill, Joanna Campbell.
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American