Indexed and contributed for use in USGenWeb Project by: Gayle Collins USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of thesubmitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ©1999 by Gayle Collins. This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. Rev. Frederick William THOMPSON Rev. Frederick William Thompson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Polson, began his career as a minister on the plains of WesternCanada in mission work. He was born at Belfast, Ireland, a son of James Sinclair and Sarah J.(Stitt) Thompson. He was liberally educated in his native country, andat the age of twenty-four came to America and under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church did missionary work in Saskatchewan and Alberta. He was ordained a regular minister at Tisdale, Saskatchewan, in July, 1909,and in 1911 removed to North Dakota. For three years he was pastor of the church at Hunter and in 1915 was called to the pastorate of thePresbyterian Church at Mandan. He remained there three years and that ministry was distinguished by much constructive enterprise, including the building of a handsome new church edifice at a cost of $35.000. Mr.Thompson came to Deer Lodge, Montana, in January, 1918, as pastor of the local church, but resigned to accept the call to the First Presbyterian Church at Polson and has been an earnest worker in the church of that community since March, 1919. In 1914 he married Miss Jeanne Elizabeth Pollock. Mrs. Thompson was born in Monaghan, Ireland, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Cobine) Pollock. She was well educated, and during several years of service in the British postal service made herself a valuable and responsible worker. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have three children: James Sinclair, John Reginald and Dorothy Jean. Rev. Mr. Thompson is affiliated with the Masonic Order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, both he and his wife are Rebekahs and Mrs. Thompson is a member of the Eastern Star. Politically he is a discriminating voter, but long before he acquired American citizenship was an admirer of the stalwart principles of the late Theodore Roosevelt. As a boy in school in Ireland he and his college mates enjoyed reading the books of Theodore Roosevelt and at that time he took to heart many of the fine ideas exemplified and emphasized by the great American progressive. Rev. Mr. Thompson is a faithful consecreated worker, and able speaker, his voice being raised in support of every good movement for the good of the community, and he and his good wife are making their influence count for good in Polson. Extracted from "Montana Its Story and Biography" Volume III; Tom Stout, editor; copyright 1921; page 764