Thompson, Huston
Lawyer and government official.
From the description of Papers of Huston Thompson, 1908-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063823
Biographical Note
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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)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Walworth, Arthur, 1903-. Arthur Clarence Walworth papers, 1868-2003 (inclusive), 1868-1994 (bulk). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | William Jennings Bryan Papers, 1877-1940, (bulk 1896-1925) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Huston Thompson Papers, 1908-1965, (bulk 1936-1965) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Victor Murdock Papers, 1824-1971, (bulk 1909-1940) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Arthur Clarence Walworth papers, 1868-2003, 1868-1994 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | William Jennings Bryan Papers, 1877-1940, (bulk 1896-1925) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| correspondedWith | Bones, Helen | person |
| correspondedWith | Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925. | person |
| correspondedWith | Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955 | person |
| correspondedWith | Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928 | person |
| correspondedWith | McAdoo, Eleanor Wilson, 1889-1967 | person |
| correspondedWith | McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941 | person |
| correspondedWith | Murdock, Victor. | person |
| correspondedWith | Murdock, Victor. | person |
| correspondedWith | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 | person |
| associatedWith | Tennessee Valley Authority. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Federal Trade Commission. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Van Devanter, Willis, 1859-1941 | person |
| associatedWith | Walworth, Arthur, 1903- | person |
| correspondedWith | Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961 | person |
| associatedWith | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. | person |
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| Elections |
| Industries |
| Labor disputes |
| Labor disputes |
| New Deal, 1933-1939 |
| Securities industry |
| Strikes and lockouts |
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