James "Jim" Harrison Wilson Thompson

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James "Jim" Harrison Wilson Thompson

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Birthplace: Greenville, New Castle County, DE, United States
Death: March 26, 1967 (61)
Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Burling Thompson, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Brother of Katherine Wood; Henry Burling Thompson, Jr.; Mary Reath; Margaret Thompson and Elinor Thompson

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About James "Jim" Harrison Wilson Thompson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thompson_(designer)

Jim Thompson (born James Harrison Wilson Thompson; born March 21, 1906) was an American businessman who helped revitalize the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of his disappearance he was one of the most famous Americans living in Asia. Time magazine claimed he "almost singlehanded(ly) saved Thailand's vital silk industry from extinction".


  • Residence: 1910 - Representative District 7, New Castle, Delaware, United States
  • Residence: 1920 - Representative District 7, New Castle, Delaware, United States
  • Residence: 1930 - District 07, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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James "Jim" Harrison Wilson Thompson's Timeline

1906
March 21, 1906
Greenville, New Castle County, DE, United States
1967
March 26, 1967
Age 61
Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia