# G. King Thompson

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**George King Thompson** (November 24, 1887 – May 12, 1979)[2] was a justice of the [Iowa Supreme Court](/source/Iowa_Supreme_Court) from January 1, 1951, to June 30, 1965, appointed from [Linn County, Iowa](/source/Linn_County,_Iowa).

## Early life

He was born on farm near [Jamaica, Iowa](/source/Jamaica,_Iowa) to William Jenkins Thompson and Ida America (King) Thompson.[1][3]

He graduated from [Iowa University](/source/Iowa_University) with a Liberal Arts Degree in 1911 and then from the Law Department in 1914.[2][3] While at Iowa University, he was a co-owner and editor of [Daily Iowan](/source/Daily_Iowan).[3] After graduating in 1914, he joined the [Iowa City Citizen](/source/Iowa_City_Press-Citizen), as a city editor, until January 1915.[3]

## Legal career

In 1915, he joined the firm of Rickel, Dennis & Thompson, in Cedar Rapids for two years. In May 1917 he moved to firm of Barnes & Chamberlain, until 1920 when he joined the firm of Barnes, Chamberlain, Hanzlik & Thompson.

In 1923, he became an Assistant County Attorney for [Linn County](/source/Linn_County,_Iowa). He became the County Attorney in 1933 until 1940.[2] He was elevated to be a Judge in Iowa's 18th Judicial District from 1941 until he was appointed to the state supreme court.[2] He served on the [Iowa Supreme Court](/source/Iowa_Supreme_Court) from 1951 to 1965, serving as Chief Justice from 1959 to 1961.[2]

## Personal life

He married Margaret Kane on September 1, 1915.[1] She died in 1918.[3] They had one son, George Jr.[3] He later married Grace Byfield on December 17, 1921.[1] They had another son, named William.[3] Grace was the superintendent of nurses at [Saint Luke's Hospital](/source/St._Luke's_Hospital_(Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa)) in Cedar Rapids.[3] He was a [Presbyterian](/source/Presbyterian) and a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)).[1][3]

He died on May 12, 1979, in Cedar Rapids.[2]

## References

1. ["Thompson, George King (b. 1887)"](https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson4.html#140.30.81). Retrieved February 19, 2025.

1. ["G. King Thompson (1951-1965)"](https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/iowa-courts-history/past-justices/g-king-thompson/). Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

1. ["GEORGE KING THOMPSON"](https://iagenweb.org/history/peopleofiowa/vol4/t.htm). Retrieved February 19, 2025.

## External links

- [Iowa Judicial Branch Past Iowa Supreme Court Justices page for G. King Thompson](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040016/http://www.iowacourts.gov/wfdata/frame1206-1434/pressrel73.asp) 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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