Edwin Keith Thomson

U.S. Congressperson

1919 – 1960

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Who was Edwin Keith Thomson?

Edwin Keith Thomson was from 1955 until his death a United States Representative from Wyoming. A highly decorated World War II veteran, Thompson served three terms in Wyoming's only U.S. House seat. On November 8, 1960, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, but died a month later of a heart attack before taking office.

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Born
Feb 8, 1919
Newcastle
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • University of Wyoming College of Law
  • University of Wyoming
Lived in
  • Cheyenne
Died
Dec 9, 1960
Cody
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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