James M. Thomson
American newspaper publisher
About James M. Thomson
Lived 1878 – 1959 (aged 81). James M. Thomson was a newspaper proprietor.
James McIlhany Thomson (February 13, 1878 – September 25, 1959) was an American newspaper publisher, best known for his long tenure as head of the New Orleans Item newspaper and his political role within the Democratic Party.
Biography Thomson was born in Jefferson County, West Virginia on February 13, 1878.
He attended the Johns Hopkins University, where he and classmate Edgeworth Smith founded the Johns Hopkins News-Letter in 1896.
Thomson himself would serve as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920, 1924, and 1944 for the state of Louisiana.
Thomson died on September 25, 1959.
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Who was James M. Thomson?
American newspaper publisher (1878–1959)
When was James M. Thomson born?
James M. Thomson was born on 13 February 1878.
When did James M. Thomson die?
James M. Thomson died on 25 September 1959.
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James M. Thomson was a newspaper proprietor.
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