Carl W. Thompson

Carl Thompson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 16th district
In office April 15, 1959 – January 7, 1985
Preceded by	Gaylord Nelson
Succeeded by	Charles Chvala
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 3, 1955 – April 15, 1959
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jerome L. Blaska
Constituency	Dane 4th district
In office January 5, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	William Proxmire
Succeeded by	Ivan A. Nestingen
Constituency	Dane 2nd district
Personal details
Born	Carl William Thompson Jr. (1914-03-15)March 15, 1914 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	September 19, 2002(2002-09-19) (aged 88) Stoughton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Graves Cemetery, Rutland, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Marian Lucile Foster ​ ​ (m. 1942⁠–⁠2002)​
Children	4
Education	University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin Law School
Occupation	lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	1st Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II

Carl William Thompson (March 15, 1914 – September 19, 2002) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He served 26 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the State Assembly, representing Dane County. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1948 and 1950.