James D. Thompson

THOMPSON

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 5/25/2004 at 22:05:35

Honorable James D. Thompson, the first judge over the district embracing Butler county, was a native of Ohio, and filled the position of judge for one year. He was a man of fair education and a good understanding of the law, always rendering decisions as he thought was just and in accordance with the statutes. He was liked by all and respected by the members of his profession who practiced before him. He was a young man at the time.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 324