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Governor James Robert Thompson

James Robert Thompson served as Governor of Illinois.

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  • Entered office.
  • Left office.
  • 1977 - 1991 Time in office.

JAMES R. THOMPSON was born in Chicago. He attended the University of Illinois in Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, and received a law degree in 1959 from Northwestern University. He was a faculty member of Northwestern from 1964 to 1969. He also served as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, as […]