William I. S. Thompson | |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hinds County district | |
In office January 1964 – January 1968 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jackson, Mississippi | November 24, 1936
Died | November 24, 1993 Madison County, Mississippi | (aged 57)
Parent | Allen C. Thompson (father) |
Residence | Jackson, Mississippi |
William Isaac Shelby "Billy" Thompson (November 24, 1936 - November 24, 1993) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for Hinds County, serving from 1964 to 1968.
William Isaac Shelby Thompson was born on November 24, 1936, in Jackson, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of Jackson mayor and Mississippi legislator Allen C. Thompson.[2] He graduated from Central High School, the University of Mississippi, and Millsaps College.[1][3][4] He was a life insurance salesman.[1] He also was a pilot and flight instructor.[3][4] In 1964, he was inaugurated to the Mississippi House of Representatives as one of the Hinds County representatives.[1] His term ended in 1968.[1] He died on November 24, 1993, when his single-engine airplane crashed near Bruce Campbell Field in Madison County, Mississippi.[3][4]