Clark W. Thompson

Clark W. Thompson (1965)

Clark Wallace Thompson (born August 6, 1896 in La Crosse , Wisconsin , †  December 16, 1981 in Galveston , Texas ) was an American politician . He represented the state of Texas as a member of the US House of Representatives .

Life

Clark Thompson was born in Wisconsin in 1896. After that, his family moved to Oregon in 1901 , where they settled in Cascade Locks . There he attended public school and then the University of Oregon at Eugene .

When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps . There he served between 1917 and 1918. He then belonged to the Marine Corps Reserve from 1918 to 1940 and also worked in the insurance business. When the United States decided to enter World War II , he returned to serve in the Marine Corps until 1946.

politics

He was elected a Democrat to the 73rd Congress to fill the vacancy created by the death of MP Clay Stone Briggs . His term of office extended from June 24, 1933 to June 3, 1935. He decided not to run for election to the 74th Congress in 1934, and resumed his work as a public press advisor. He was then elected as a delegate to the Texas Democratic Convention in 1936.

After World War II, Thompson was elected to the 80th Congress to fulfill the mandate vacated by the death of MP Joseph J. Mansfield . He was then re-elected nine times and held the office until his resignation on December 30, 1966. His term of office thus lasted from August 23, 1947 to December 30, 1966. During his tenure in Congress, he refused to sign the Southern Manifesto , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions. He decided not to run for the 90th Congress in 1966 and returned to his old position. Clark Thompson died on December 16, 1981 in Galveston. He was buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery there.

Web links

• Clark W. Thompson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)