Thompson, Huston

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1965

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Lawyer and government official.

From the description of Papers of Huston Thompson, 1908-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063823

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1875, Nov. 1 Born, Lewisburg, Pa. 1897 A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.Y. 1899 Began law practice, Denver, Colo. 1903 1906 Lecturer, Denver Law School, Denver, Colo. 1907 1909 Assistant attorney general, Colorado 1913 1918 Assistant attorney general, U. S. 1918 1924 Member, Federal Trade Commission; chairman, 1920-1921 and1923-1924 1922 LL.D., George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1931 1940 Special government assignments: government counsel in U.S. v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.; investigator of Tennessee Valley Authority 1941 1948 Appointed by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman as member of emergency boards investigating railroad labor disputes. 1965, Feb. 17 Died, Washington, D. C. From the guide to the Huston Thompson Papers, 1908-1965, (bulk 1936-1965), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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New Deal, 1933-1939

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