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Thompson was born in New York City on December 18, 1931, to William and Marie Thompson, who had met while attending the University of Arizona. [2] The Thompsons were a wealthy family who had made a large part of their fortune through mining operations in Arizona carried out by Bill's great-uncle, William Boyce Thompson, and grandfather, J. E. Thompson.
This is a family tree of the Thomson family.The male head of the family holds the hereditary title of Baron Thomson of Fleet in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] [2] Since 2006, this has been David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 1957), one of three children of Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet.
William H. Thompson, known professionally as Bill Thompson (July 8, 1913 – July 15, 1971), was an American radio personality and voice actor, whose career stretched from the 1930s until his death. He was a featured comedian playing multiple roles on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio series, and was the voice of Droopy in most of the Metro ...
financier. philanthropist. William Boyce Thompson (May 13, 1869 – June 27, 1930) was an American mining engineer, financier, prominent in the Republican party, philanthropist, and founder of Newmont Mining. Thompson was one of the early twentieth century mine operators that discovered and exploited vast copper deposits that revolutionized ...
William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as " Big Bill ", [ 1 ] he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago .
Lord Kelvin. It is believed the "PNP" in his signature stands for "Professor of Natural Philosophy". Kelvin also wrote under the pseudonym "P. Q. R." William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was an Irish-born, British mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer. [7][8] Born in Belfast, he was the professor of Natural Philosophy at the ...
William Maher (/ m ɑːr /; born January 20, 1956) [2] is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is popularly known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and the similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993–2002), originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC.
02:59. CORONADO, Calif. — Standing on their lawn, members of the Dong family waited to meet the great-grandkids of a Black couple who rented a home to them a generation ago, when laws favored ...