Wallace Thompson (January 1, 1896 – January 22, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

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, Thompson received his bachelor's degree from Knox College. He then served in the

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during

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. Thompson then received his law degree from

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and then practiced law in Galesburg, Illinois. Thompson was the attorney for The Labor News and was a director of the Galesburg National Bank and Trust Company. He did farming as a hobby. Thompson was also the legal representative of the Galesburg School Board. Thompson served in the

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from 1943 until his death and was a

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. He died of a heart attack in

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after taking a steam bath at the Lincoln Hotel. He was in Chicago to discuss his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the office of Illinois Lieutenant Governor.'State Sen. Wallace Thompson Dies in Steam Bath Here,' Chicago Tribune, January 23, 1952, part 1, pg. 1, 14

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