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15 sie 2020 · James R. Thompson, a moderate Republican known as Big Jim, who used his enthusiasm for campaigning and his canny understanding of state politics to become the longest-serving governor of...
James Robert Thompson Jr. (May 8, 1936 – August 14, 2020) was an American politician, lobbyist, and federal prosecutor who served as the 37th governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991. He was Illinois's longest-serving governor, having been elected to four consecutive terms and holding the office for 14 years.
15 sie 2020 · Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson died Friday night at the age of 84, CNN affiliate WLS reported. Citing the family, WLS reported that Thompson was receiving treatment and recovering at a...
15 sie 2020 · CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, known as “Big Jim” during a long career that eventually made him the state’s longest-serving chief executive, has died. He was 84.
11 cze 2024 · Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, a figure who literally and figuratively towered over state government and politics for more than a decade, died Friday evening from an apparent heart...
15 sie 2020 · CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, known as “Big Jim” during a long career that eventually made him the state's longest-serving chief executive, has died. He was 84.
15 sie 2020 · Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson has died. He was 84. Thompson's prosecutions of public officials in a state infamous for public corruption helped catapult him to become Illinois' longest-serving chief executive.
