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Thompson, Francis Joseph, 1859-1907

Francis Joseph Thompson was born on December 18, 1859 in Lancashire, England, to Charles and Mary Turner Morton Thompson. Thompson's sisters Mary (later Sister Mary Austin) and Margaret were born in 1861 and 1863, respectively. After Mary Turner’s death, Charles Thompson married Anne Richardson and had one more son, Norbert. Both of Francis Thompson's parents were converts to Roman Catholicism, joining the faith in support of Cardinal Newman as a result of the Oxford Movement.

Beginning in 1870, Thompson attended St. Cuthbert's College and then Ushaw College in order to pursue an education that would lead to the priesthood. While at St. Cuthbert's, Thompson began his life-long habit of keeping notebooks documenting his daily activities and his literary efforts. These notebooks would total over a hundred by the end of his life.

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