WILLIAM M. THOMPSON.  A most successful position in the ranks of the legal fraternity of Columbus is held by Mr. William M. Thompson, whose business quarters are all at No. 105½ South High Street.  He is one of the foremost among the younger members of the Franklin County bar, and his career thus far has been a most prosperous and creditable one.
     Mr. Thompson is of Ohio birth, having been born in Georgetown, Brown County, July 29, 1868, has parents being William J. and Rebecca (Metzler) Thompson, the former a prominent attorney of Southern Ohio. William M. was the only son in a family of eight children and. with one exception, his sisters are all living.  He attended the public schools at Georgetown, graduating from the High School, afterward entering the Southwestern Ohio University, from which he graduated in 1887. following which he took a course at the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, from which he was graduated June 5, 1890. He had also read law with his father, who was prosecuting attorney for Brown County for
seven years. In June. 1890, he came to Columbus, and on the 16th of that month was admitted a member of the Franklin County Bar. immediately entering upon the practice of his profession. During the administration of Mayor Black he served for six months as a police judge, tilling the duties of that position in a highly capable manner.
     On May 25, 1887, Mr. Thompson was married to Mary Louise Dyer, daughter of Warden Dyer of the Ohio Penitentiary, and popularly known in society's circles. He is an active member of the Columbus Rifles, Elks, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of the World, and Judge Advocate on the Major General's Staff. Uniform Rank of Red Men. and also holds membership in the Columbus Bar Association.
Source:  Franklin County at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century - Compiled and Published by the Historical Publishing Co., Columbus, Ohio - Page 330