Ronald L. Thompson

Ronald L. Thompson
Ronald L. Thompson
Member of the Pennsylvania Legislature; from the 15th district
	In office; 1955–1966
Member of the Pennsylvania Legislature; from the 12th district
	In office; 1941–1942; 1949–1955
Personal details
Born	August 19, 1899; Shamokin, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 19, 1986 (aged 86); Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elsie Calvert (m. 1921)
Military service
Branch/service	Army (WW1); Air Force (WW2);
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II;

Ronald L. Thompson (August 19, 1899 – June 19, 1986) was an American politician from Pennsylvania.^[1]

Biography

Ronald L. Thompson was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania on August 19, 1899. He served in the United States Army during World War I and in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. While living in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Thompson, a Republican, served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1941 to 1942 and again from 1949 to 1966.^[2]^[1]^[3]

Personal life

Thompson married Elsie Calvert in 1921, and they remained married until his death 65 years later. Elsie Thompson would later become well known in her own right, as the second-oldest living American for three months in early 2013.^[4] He died on June 19, 1986, in Clearwater, Florida, aged 86.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Thompson, O to R". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ "House Members "T"". staffweb.wilkes.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "RONALD L. THOMPSON". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^ Davis, Brittany Alana (April 1, 2013). "Elsie Thompson, country's oldest person, dies in Clearwater". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018. Note: the source article said that she was the oldest American, but Gertrude Weaver case was later confirmed (in July 2014) and therefore she was only the 2nd oldest.

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[auto-1] Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Thompson, O to R". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[2] "House Members "T"". staffweb.wilkes.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[:0-3] "RONALD L. THOMPSON". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved April 10, 2018.

[4] Davis, Brittany Alana (April 1, 2013). "Elsie Thompson, country's oldest person, dies in Clearwater". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018. Note: the source article said that she was the oldest American, but Gertrude Weaver case was later confirmed (in July 2014) and therefore she was only the 2nd oldest.

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