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James Robert Thompson

James Robert Thompson served as Governor of Illinois.

  • Republican
  • Illinois
  • Former
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Role Governor

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Illinois

Representing constituents across the Illinois delegation.

Service period 1977-1991

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

JAMES R. THOMPSON was born in Chicago. He attended the University of Illinois in Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, and received a law degree in 1959 from Northwestern University. He was a faculty member of Northwestern from 1964 to 1969. He also served as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, as […]

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