John F. Thompson
Politician
1920 – 1965
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Who was John F. Thompson?
John Forbes "Iron Duke" Thompson was a U.S. politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1949–1964. He served as the House Majority Leader from 1955–1957 and Speaker of the House from 1958 to 1964. Thompson resigned as speaker in 1964 following a bribery indictment. He died before the case was resolved. John F. Thompson Hall, a center for social and behavioral science classrooms and offices at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is named after him.
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- Born
- May 20, 1920
Ludlow - Also known as
- John Thompson
- Education
- Boston University
- Boston College Law School
- Lived in
- Ludlow
- Died
- Aug 12, 1965
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on July 23, 2013
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