Governor James Robert Thompson
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| Name | James Robert Thompson |
| Position | Governor |
| State | Illinois |
| Party | Republican |
| Status | Former Representative |
| Term Start | January 1, 1977 |
| Term End | December 31, 1991 |
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Governor James Robert Thompson
James Robert Thompson served as Governor of Illinois.
About Governor James Robert Thompson
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 […]