Fletcher Thompson
| Standish Fletcher Thompson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Weltner |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Young |
| Member of the Georgia State Senate from District 34 (Fulton County) | |
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In office January 1965 – January 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Brown |
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February 5, 1925 College Park, Fulton County Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Russell High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer; Insurance |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
Russell High School
Emory University
United States Army Medical Corps
United States Army Air Corps
Standish Fletcher Thompson (born February 5, 1925) is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 from the 5th Congressional District of Georgia.
Thompson was born near Atlanta in College Park in Fulton County, Georgia. He graduated from Russell High School in East Point, Georgia. In 1943, he joined United States Army Medical Corps and transferred the next year to the United States Army Air Corps where he was a navigator with the Air Rescue Service. On demobilization, he attended the Methodist-affiliated Emory University in Atlanta, from which he graduated in 1949. During the Korean War, Thompson re-enlisted in the United States Air Force as a pilot.
On returning from South Korea, Thompson graduated in 1957 from the since defunct Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta. The following year he was admitted to the Georgia bar and set up a law firm in East Point. He was also president of an insurance firm.
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