Ronald L. Thompson (August 19, 1899 – June 19, 1986) was an American politician from

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Biography

Ronald L. Thompson was born in

Shamokin, Pennsylvania Shamokin - (; Saponi Algonquian languages, Algonquian ''Schahamokink'', meaning "place of eels") (Unami language, Lenape Indian language: Shahëmokink) is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Surrounded by Coal Township ...

on August 19, 1899. He served in the

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during

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and in the

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during

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. While living in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Thompson, a Republican, served in the

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from 1941 to 1942 and again from 1949 to 1966.

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. 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. He died on June 19, 1986, in

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, aged 86.

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1899 births 1986 deaths People from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania People from Shamokin, Pennsylvania Politicians from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives United States Army Air Forces soldiers Military personnel from Pennsylvania 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub