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Ralph William Thompson
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1889-1961
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Ralph William Thompson was born in Livingston, Montana, on October 26, 1889. (1) He graduated from the University of Washington in 1914 and attended the University of Minnesota. (2) Thompson lived in Washington state for 60 years and served as an attorney for 47 years. (2) Thompson was also a member of Sigma Chi, the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, and the Tacoma Club. (2) Thompson married Grace M. Knowles, whose father, Samuel Crawford Knowles, was a lumberman. (3) Ralph W. Thompson died on December 16, 1961, in Tacoma.
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Written by Leah Selinda Kusnierek, 2023.
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[1] Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
[2] “Ralph Thompson, Attorney, dies,” The Tacoma News Tribune, 12/16/1961, p. 2.
[3] “Samuel C. Knowles,” The Tacoma News Tribune, 11/09/1926, p. 11.
Middle name confirmed: Pierce County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1876-1947; 1984-2022.