Carl W. Thompson

Carl Thompson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 16th district
In office April 15, 1959 – January 7, 1985
Preceded by	Gaylord Nelson
Succeeded by	Charles Chvala
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 3, 1955 – April 15, 1959
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jerome L. Blaska
Constituency	Dane 4th district
In office January 5, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	William Proxmire
Succeeded by	Ivan A. Nestingen
Constituency	Dane 2nd district
Personal details
Born	Carl William Thompson Jr. (1914-03-15)March 15, 1914 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	September 19, 2002(2002-09-19) (aged 88) Stoughton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Graves Cemetery, Rutland, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Marian Lucile Foster ​ ​ (m. 1942⁠–⁠2002)​
Children	4
Education	University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin Law School
Occupation	lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	1st Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II

Carl William Thompson (March 15, 1914 – September 19, 2002) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He served 26 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the State Assembly, representing Dane County. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1948 and 1950.

Carl William Thompson was born on March 15, 1914, in Washington, D.C., to Carl W. Thompson, Sr., and Hannah Hegge Thompson.^[1] He graduated from high school in Stoughton, Wisconsin, before graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin Law School.^[1] During World War II, he served in the United States Army.^[2] Thompson died on September 19, 2002, in Stoughton. He was married with four children.^[1][3]

Thompson was a presidential elector for the 1948 presidential election. From 1949 to 1956, he was a member of the Democratic National Committee. In 1947, he was a candidate in for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the special election following the death of Robert Kirkland Henry. He lost to Glenn Robert Davis. Thompson was twice an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, losing to incumbent Oscar Rennebohm in 1948 and to Walter J. Kohler, Jr., in 1950, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1952 and 1956. After serving as an alderman and city attorney in Stoughton, he was a member of the Assembly from 1953 until 1959, when he was elected to the Senate in a special election.^[1] He remained in the Senate until 1984.^[1]

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