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an American lawyer; born in THOMPSON, RICHARD WIGGIN- THOMPSON, ROBERT ELLIS, an Ireland, April 5, 1844; was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1865 and ordained to the Presbyterian minisand Mathematics in the University of try in 1874. He was Professor of Latin Pennsylvania in 1868-1871, of Social Sciand English in 1881-1892. He lectured ence there in 1871-1881, and of History sity in 1885, at Yale in 1886-1887, and on protective tariff at Harvard Univer- Seminary in 1891. He was editor of the on theology at the Princeton Theological and of the "American Weekly' in 1881- 1892; was on the staff of the "Sunday- School Times," and in 1894 was chosen president of the Central High School of publications include onal Economy"; Ph president of the Central High School of Philadelphia. His publications include of the Presbyterian Churches of Amer- "Protection to Home Industry"; "History journalist and playwright, born in Frederickton, N. B., 1849, studied law and THOMPSON, SLASON, an American was admitted to the bar in 1870. He ber of the staff of the San Francisco entered journalism by becoming a mem- Call, in 1876, then, two years later, came to New York and joined the New York Tribune. He was one of the founders of the Chicago Herald in 1881, and has held editorial positions with the Chicago Record and a number of other large THOMPSON dailies. He is the author of a biography of Eugene Field (1902), and has written some plays, among which are "M'liss" (1878) and "Sharps and Flats" (1900).

THOMPSON, VANCE, an American 1863; was graduated at Princeton Uniauthor; born in Cincinnati, O., April 17, versity in 1883; studied at the University of Jena, Germany, and was a dramatic critic in New York City in 1890-1897. He wrote "Berwyn Kennedy"; "The City of Torches"; "A Flash of Honor"; "Writers of Young France"; "Killing the Mandarin"; "The Carnival of Destiny"; "The Night Watchman" (1914); "Ego Book"; "Eat and Grown Thin" (1914); "Drink and Be Sober" (1911); "Woman" man" (1917).

THOMPSON, WILL L., an American song-writer; born in Beaver co., Pa., Nov. 7, 1847; was educated at the Boston Musical School and the Boston Conservatory of Music in 1870-1875 and later studied in Germany, where he was graduated at the Leipsic Conservatory of Music. His works include "Thompson's Class and - Concert"; "Thompson's Popular Anthems"; about 100 popular songs, such as "Gathering Shells on the Sea Shore"; "Drifting with the Tide"; "Come Where the Lilies Bloom"; and contributions to almost every hymnal and gospel song collection published in the United States.

His "Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling" has had a world-wide publication. He died Sept. 20, 1909.

THOMPSON, WILLIAM BOYCE, an American banker; born in Virginia City, Mont., 1869, and finished his education at the School of Mines of Columbia University. He has been a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York since its organization. He was a delegate to the Republican Convention in 1916; and was head of the American Red Cross Mission to Russia for four months during 1917, his reports of Russian conditions at that time attracting general public interest.

THOMPSON, WILLIAM HALE, mayor of Chicago, Ill.; born in Boston, Mass., 1869. In early infancy he was taken to Chicago by his parents, where he received a common school education.

For five years he worked on various cattle ranches in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, and was then manager of a cattle ranch in Nebraska for three years.

He then took up the management of his father's real estate interests and, later, of his own. In 1900 he was elected alderman from the Second Ward. In 1915 he was elected Mayor of the city for a term of four years, and again in 1919. Since 1916 he has been a member of the Republican National Committee. THOMPSON-SETON THOMPSON, WILLIAM HEP- WORTH, an English classical scholar; born in York, England, March 27, 1810; studied at Trinity College, Cambridge; became Regius Professor of Greek in master of his college. He projected a 1853; and in 1866 succeeded Whewell as great edition of Plato, but accomplished only the "Phædrus" and "Gorgias." He died Oct. 1, 1886.

THOMPSON, WILLIAM OXLEY, an American educator; born in Cambridge, O., Nov. 5, 1855; was graduated at Muskingum College in 1878, and at the Western Theological Seminary in Allegheny City, Pa., in 1882. He was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in the latter year; held pastorates in Odebolt, Ia., in 1882-1885; and in Longmont, Col., in 1885-1891; was president of Miami University in Oxford, O., in 1891-1899; and on July 13, 1899, was chosen president of the Ohio State University.

THOMPSON, WILLIAM HOWARD, United States Senator; born in Crawfordsville, Ind., 1871. As a small child he went to Kansas with his parents. In 1886 he graduated from the Seneca Normal School, then for two years studied law under his father, being admitted to the bar of Kansas in 1894. In 1906 he was elected judge of the 32d Judicial District. In 1913 he was elected to the United States Senate for the term 1913- 1919. In 1916 he was a delegate-at-large to the Democratic National Convention and was there a member of the platform committee. an THOMPSON, WORDSWORTH, American artist; born in Baltimore, Md., May 26, 1840; began the study of art in Paris in 1861, and in the following year became a pupil of Charles Gleyre. In 1868 he came to the United States; settled in New York City, and in 1873 sent to the National Academy a picture entitled "Desolation," which secured his election as academician in 1875. In 1878 he became a member of the Society of American Artists, sending to the first exhibition a picture entitled "The Road to the Sawmill." He was a constant exhibitor at the National Academy. His pictures are chiefly Oriental and American historical scenes. He died in Summit, N. J., Aug. 28, 1896. an