George F. Thompson (July 24, 1870 – June 1948) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on July 24, 1870, in Saratoga Springs, New York. His family moved to Royalton in 1883. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1893, and practiced law in Middleport. He was elected a

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in 1895. Thompson was a Republican member of the

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(Niagara Co., 1st D.) in

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and

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. He was a member of the

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(47th D.) from 1913 to 1920, sitting in the 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th, 141st, 142nd and

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s. In September 1920, Thompson lost the Republican

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for Governor to

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. In November, he ran at the

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, on the Prohibition ticket for the office but was again defeated by Miller.

Sources

''Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes''
by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 349 and 351)
''PRIMARY RIVALS CLASH TOMORROW''
in NYT on September 13, 1920

in NYT on June 14, 1948 (subscription required)

transcribed from ''Landmarks of Niagara County, New York'' by William Pool (1897) {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, George F 1870 births 1948 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Royalton, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) Prohibitionists Politicians from Saratoga Springs, New York Activists from New York (state)