Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-01
]. 0. THOMPSON WILL
Be BURIED HERE
ATTORNEY GENERAL
FORMER WApELLo COUNTY
RESIDENT EXPIRES.
LIVED IN KIRKVILLE
Deceased Taught School at That Place
For Number Of Years-Funeral
at SulIlvan's Chapel 10
O'clock Friday.
From Thursdays Daily.)


John Quigley Thompson, assistant
attorney general of the United States
who died in Chicago yesterday was
! former resident of Kirkville. The re-
mains arrived in the city last night
and were removed to the undertaking
establishment of C. r. Sullivan, where
funeral services will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. T. W.
Jeffrey, pastor of the First M. =.
church, will conduct the services. The
remains will be laid to rest in the
family lot besides those of his father
and mother in the Ottumwa cemetery.
The deceased was born in Mohawk
Valley. Ohio, November 7, 1849, and
celebrated his sixty-third birthday an
niversary last November. Mr.. Thomp-
son received his early education In
the public schools Of Mohawk. After
completing the course in the Mohawk
schools he entered the Denison uni
versity Of Ohio. Later he entered the
Ohio Wesleyan University. He took
up his law studies in lawyers office
in Watseka, ILL., Shortly after being
admitted to the bar he moved to
Salem, Mo-, where he ran for congress
on the republican ticket against Sen
ator Blair and was defeated. This
was Mr.. Thompsons first entrance into
politics. From Salem Mr.. Thompson
went to Chicago where he took up his
profession again as an attorney. 1t
was here that his health began to fail
him and he was compelled to give up
his profession and join. his parents
who were leaving Ohio to come to
Iowa. After ten years of rest In Iowa
Mr.. Thompson's health was so much
improved that he was again permitted
to take up his duties as an attorney.
While in Iowa he taught in the Kirk
vile schools.
Leaving Iowa in 1887 Mr.. Thompson
went to Pratt, Kan, where he has re-
sided up until the time of his death,
except the years which he has spent in
Washington, d. C. In 1897 he was ap-
pointed assistant attorney in the de-
partment Of justice by the late Presi-
dent William Mckinley. He served in
this capacity for number OF years
and later was appointed assistant at
torney general of the United States by
President Theodore, Roosevelt and was
reappointed by President Taft 1t was
his duty to defend all claims against
the government tried in the supreme
court and he won some very notable
cases In this position.
Mr.. Thompson has been staunch
republican since able to cast his first
vote He was great admirer of
President Taft and his death will be
greatly mourned in business and So
cial circles in Washington. The de-
ceased had been enjoying fairly good
health up until last week when he is
said to have complained slightly.
Thinking that rest would help him
he left Washington last Thursday noon
for his home in Kansas. He arrived
in Chicago Friday noon and registered
at the Stratford hotel where he re-
NAMED all day. He retired Friday
night and did not complain of feeling
bad, but was found in an unconscious
condition Saturday morning.
Relatives Of Mr.. Thompson we're
summoned and his three sisters and
one brother were at his bedside when
the end came yesterday morning.
Death resulted from acute uraem1a.
He is survived by his wife, four SIS
ters and two brothers. They are Mrs.
Hattie Thompson Simpson of Can
ton, Kan. Misses Eva, Frances and
Bertha Thompson of Kirkville, George |
w. Thompson of Kirkville, sand James
Sites Thompson of Bancroft, S. D. The
deceased was member of the Meth
)dist church since early childhood and
/ member Of the Masonic order. 4