Background
Thompson, William Townsend was born on May 23, 1860 in Fennimore, Wisconsin, United States. Son of James and Charlotte (Hall) Thompson.
Thompson, William Townsend was born on May 23, 1860 in Fennimore, Wisconsin, United States. Son of James and Charlotte (Hall) Thompson.
Educated at Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa.
3 daughters. Admitted to Iowa bar, 1884. Practiced at Indianola, 1884-1885, Central City, Nebraska, 1885-1904. County attorney, Merrick County, Nebraska, 1888-1890.
Member Nebraska House of Representatives, 1899-1903. Deputy attorney general Nebraska, 1905-1907, attorney general, 1907-1910 (resigned). Solicitor of the United States Treasury, 1910-1914.
Member Supreme Court communications of Nebraska, 1925-1929, reappointed, 1931.
Member Neb; member Supreme Ct.
Married Florence Busselle, April.