Lawyer and government official.
From the description of Papers of Huston Thompson, 1908-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063823
Biographical Note
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)