William Thorn Simpson (August 1886 – December 8, 1980) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Simpson was born in Patchogue, New York, and graduated from Patchogue High School and

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. He was married to Helen V. Simpson. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 12th D.) in

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1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". * January ...

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * J ...

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1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Fo ...

. Simpson was again a member of the State Assembly in 1920; and a member of the New York State Senate (6th D.) in 1921 and

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...

. In June 1942, he was appointed as Chairman of the New York State War Ballot Commission. He died on December 8, 1980, at the St. James Nursing Home in St. James, New York; and was buried at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Patchogue.

Sources

''New York Red Book''
(1917; pg. 190)
''GUIDE FOR VOTERS BY CITIZENS UNION''
in NYT on October 28, 1917

in NYT on June 13, 1942 (subscription required)

in NYT on December 11, 1980 (subscription required)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, William T 1886 births 1980 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Brooklyn New York Law School alumni Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly People from Patchogue, New York People from St. James, New York 20th-century American politicians