William George Thompson

William George Thompson (2 March 1863 – 7 March 1953) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He served as a Senator for Queensland from 1922 to 1932, representing the Nationalist Party and United Australia Party.

Early life William Thompson was born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, on 2 March 1863. When he was 14 months old, his family immigrated to Australia. Thompson was educated at North Rockhampton State School in Rockhampton in Queensland.

Following the death of Nationalist Senator John Adamson in May 1922, the Labor-controlled Queensland Government appointed Labor's John MacDonald, to temporarily fill Adamson's vacancy. The Australian Constitution dictated that an appointment to a casual senate vacancy was required to be re-contested at the next election, which meant there were four seats up for election in Queensland. Thompson was the fourth on the Nationalists ticket at the and was elected to fill the vacancy for the balance of Adamson's term. Thompson was re-elected at the , but was defeated in the .

Later life Thompson retired from his business activities in 1925 but continued to be involved in Rockhampton's civic organisations, including being President of the Rockhampton Chamber of Commerce for 16 years and President of the Rockhampton branch of the Red Cross. He was one of the founding members of the Rockhampton Club. He was also Chairman of the Bluff Colliery Company and the Central Queensland Coal Board.