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Robert Means Thompson
American naval officer and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Robert Thompson, see Robert Thompson (disambiguation).
Robert Means Thompson (2 March 1849 – 5 September 1930) was a United States Navy officer, business magnate, philanthropist and a president of the American Olympic Association. He is the namesake of the destroyer USS Thompson (DD-627).
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