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Big Bill Thompson




  1. William Hale Thompson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hale_Thompson
    William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was Mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as "Big Bill", ...

  2. Prohibition: Big Bill Thompson | PBS

    www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/media_detail/S0987/
    Chicago's long-time Republican mayor and permanently on the take, Big Bill Thompson made sure gangsters like Johnny Torrio and Al Capone had little to fear ...

  3. William 'Big Bill' Thompson - Biography - IMDb

    www.imdb.com/name/nm1533223/bio
    William 'Big Bill' Thompson on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...

  4. William 'Big Bill' Hale Thompson - Eastland Memorial Society

    www.eastlandmemorial.org/thompson.shtml
    "Be a Chicago booster! Throw away your hammer. Get a horn and blow loud for Chicago!" William Hale Thompson, also known as 'Big Bill' Thompson, was one ...

  5. Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image: Douglas ...

    www.amazon.com › ... › Leaders & Notable People › Political
     Rating: 4.2 - 4 reviews - $31.00 - In stock
    "The Thompson years get a shrewd and debunking examination. Bukowski challenges the notion that Thompson was just a blustering villain with a wild streak.

  6. UI Press | Douglas Bukowski | Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the ...

    www.press.uillinois.edu/books/.../36enh5yk9780252023651.h...
    Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image. There are politics, politicians, and scandals, but only in Chicago can any combination of these spark the ...

  7. William Hale Thompson - My Al Capone Museum

    www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id160.htm
    Republican Big Bill Thompson, Mayor of Chicago and Capone crony wearing his trademark hat. Also known as Big Bill Thompson. (Mario Gomes Collection) ...

  8. Filling 'Big Bill's' britches - Chicago Tribune

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    Rick Kogan
    by Rick Kogan - in 27 Google+ circles - More by Rick Kogan
    Mar 21, 2011 – He was called "Big Bill" because he was. William HaleThompson stood only 6 feet tall but weighed 240 pounds, and though there is no ...
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    How Big Bill Thompson Won Control of Chicago

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    From. 1948 to 1950 he was an instructor in the Department of History at the University of Tennessee. This paper on "Big Bill" Thompson was written originally for ...

  10. HOW BIG BILL THOMPSON WON CONTROL OF CHICAGO - JStor

    www.jstor.org/stable/40189189
    by G Schottenhamel - 1952 - Cited by 3 - Related articles
    From. 1948 to 1950 he was an instructor in the Department of History at the University of Tennessee. This paper on "Big Bill" Thompson was written originally for ...