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Charles Henry Thompson (1882–1972) served as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in 1945, 1946, 1949, and 1950 after being elected to the Illinois Supreme Court in 1942. He was born 11 Dec 1882 near Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana to Lewis (also known as Louis) Thompson, a farmer, and his wife Emma Monroe Thompson. In 1884, he and his family moved to Harrisburg in Saline County, Illinois. By 1910, his father had begun mining coal, and Charles was working as a bookkeeper in the coal office. In 1914, Charles married Ethel K. Knight of Harrisburg.

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  • Charles Henry Thompson (1882–1972) served as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in 1945, 1946, 1949, and 1950 after being elected to the Illinois Supreme Court in 1942. He was born 11 Dec 1882 near Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana to Lewis (also known as Louis) Thompson, a farmer, and his wife Emma Monroe Thompson. In 1884, he and his family moved to Harrisburg in Saline County, Illinois. By 1910, his father had begun mining coal, and Charles was working as a bookkeeper in the coal office. In 1914, Charles married Ethel K. Knight of Harrisburg. (en)
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  • Charles Henry Thompson (1882–1972) served as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in 1945, 1946, 1949, and 1950 after being elected to the Illinois Supreme Court in 1942. He was born 11 Dec 1882 near Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana to Lewis (also known as Louis) Thompson, a farmer, and his wife Emma Monroe Thompson. In 1884, he and his family moved to Harrisburg in Saline County, Illinois. By 1910, his father had begun mining coal, and Charles was working as a bookkeeper in the coal office. In 1914, Charles married Ethel K. Knight of Harrisburg. Thompson left Harrisburg to attend law school in Chicago. He graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law (1918) and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1919. While in law school, he worked as a law clerk and a stenographer. He returned to Harrisburg to practice law and entered politics. In 1920, he was elected State's Attorney for Saline County, Illinois. In 1926, as a Republican, he ran for State Senate and was elected. Other notable areas of service included the (1929-1932) and The Commission (1933-1934). From 1936-1937, he served as President of the of the first Supreme Judicial District. In 1951, he retired from the Illinois Supreme Court and returned to Harrisburg to practice law. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Harrisburg, and also a member of the Harrisburg Masonic Lodge and Knights Templar. On 3 Nov 1967 his wife, Ethel, died and was buried at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Harrisburg. Former Illinois Chief Justice Thompson died on 26 Nov 1972 and was also buried at Sunset Hill. (en)
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