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George Edwin Thompson (March 4, 1904 – September 3, 1973) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court and District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
George E. Thompson | |
|---|---|
| District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1945–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Bradford |
| Succeeded by | Ephraim Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1904[1] Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 1973 (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Wyoming Cemetery Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.[2] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Boston University School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Thompson was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1921. He graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1924 and earned a master's degree from the school in 1925. He became a partner in the firm of Ely, Bradford, Thompson and Brown.[2]
In 1940, Thompson became an assistant district attorney of Middlesex County.[2] In 1944, Thompson managed DA Robert F. Bradford's successful campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and was appointed to succeed Bradford as district attorney.[3][2] He was elected to full four-year terms in 1946, 1950, and 1954.[4] In 1951, he indicted Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dirk Jan Struik professor on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the governments of the United States and Massachusetts.[5] The indictment was quashed in 1956 by judge Paul G. Kirk after the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in a different case that the federal Smith Act superseded Massachusetts' sedition laws.[6]
In 1956, Thompson was appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Court by Governor Christian Herter.[4] He remained on the bench until his death on September 3, 1973. He was 69 years old.[2]
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