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Thompson (ERWIN W an American diplomatic)

ERWIN W., an American diplomatic official; born in Colquitt co., Ga., 1859, and graduated from Cornell University in 1881. His earlier years were spent in journalism and investigations of cotton and markets in Europe for the Department of Commerce. In 1914 he was appointed commercial attaché of the Department of Commerce and assigned to duty at Berlin and the Scandinavian capitals. Later he became manager of the district office of the United States Department of Commerce in New Orleans, La.