Biography

06/02/1901 - 03/03/1964

Edward Jackson Thompson (D34) Centre and Clearfield Counties 1935-1938

Early Life:

Edward Jackson Thompson, born June 2, 1901, Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania; son of Andrew Curtin and Bertha Ellen Denning Thompson; attorney; delegate, Pennsylvania, Democratic National Convention, 1932; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1935-1938; delegate, Pennsylvania, Democratic National Convention, 1936; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Superior Court; delegate, Pennsylvania, Democratic National Convention, 1940; married, Harriet Barker, children, John Barker Thompson, Edward Jackson Thompson; died, March 3, 1964, Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown.

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE); Delta Theta Phi; Eagles; Freemasons; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Moose; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Odd Fellows; Redmen; United Commercial Travelers.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Delegate, Pennsylvania, Democratic National Convention, 1932.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 34th district, Centre and Clearfield Counties, 1935-1938.

Delegate, Pennsylvania, Democratic National Convention, 1936.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Superior Court.  

Delegate, Pennsylvania, Democratic National Convention, 1940.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "T" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) · Wednesday, March 04, 1964 · Page 2.

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