Thompson continued to hold the office of speaker in 1964 following a bribery indictment,[3] but did not preside during a debate on a motion to declare the office vacant, which was defeated on May 11, 1964. Nor did he preside from the rostrum for the remainder of the annual session that ended in the early morning of July 4, 1964. He was reelected as State Representative in November, 1964. He was not a candidate for Speaker when the House convened in 1965. He died before the bribery case was resolved.[4]
john, thompson, politician, john, forbes, thompson, 1920, august, 1965, politician, member, massachusetts, house, representatives, from, 1949, 1964, served, house, majority, leader, from, 1955, 1957, speaker, house, from, 1958, 1964, john, thompsonjohn, forbes. John Forbes Thompson May 20 1920 August 12 1965 was a U S politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1949 1964 He served as the House Majority Leader from 1955 1957 and Speaker of the House from 1958 to 1964 John F ThompsonJohn Forbes Thompson circa 1953Speaker of the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesIn office 1958 1964Preceded byMichael F SkerrySucceeded byJohn DavorenPersonal detailsBornMay 20 1920Ludlow Massachusetts 1 DiedAugust 12 1965 1965 08 12 aged 45 Norwood Massachusetts 2 Political partyDemocratic PartyResidenceLudlow MassachusettsAlma materBoston UniversityBoston College Law SchoolProfessionPublic relationsThompson continued to hold the office of speaker in 1964 following a bribery indictment 3 but did not preside during a debate on a motion to declare the office vacant which was defeated on May 11 1964 Nor did he preside from the rostrum for the remainder of the annual session that ended in the early morning of July 4 1964 He was reelected as State Representative in November 1964 He was not a candidate for Speaker when the House convened in 1965 He died before the bribery case was resolved 4 John F Thompson Hall a center for social and behavioral science classrooms and offices at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is named after him See also EditMassachusetts legislature 1949 1950 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Hampden districtReferences Edit Thomas A Chadwick and William C Maiers 1963 1964 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts John Thompson Dies Led Bay State House The Hartford Courant Aug 14 1965 Retrieved 2010 03 06 Massachusetts Speaker and 25 Indicted in Corruption Inquiry New York Times May 9 1964 Brian C Mooney June 3 2009 Concentration of power held by speaker blamed as a key factor Boston Globe Retrieved 2010 03 06 Massachusetts House of RepresentativesPreceded byMichael F Skerry Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives1958 1964 Succeeded byJohn Davoren This article about a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John F Thompson politician amp oldid 1130759289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
