E. Leon Thompson | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 1963 – January 1, 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elishia Leon Thompson, Sr. August 26, 1917 |
| Died | May 14, 1990 (aged 72) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jane Thompson |
| Children | 6 |
| Profession | Police officer, politician |
Elishia Leon Thompson, Sr. (August 26, 1917 – May 14, 1990) was a policeman and state legislator from Arizona. He lived in Phoenix.[when?] He was a Democrat.
He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and moved to Phoenix in 1926. In 1942 he graduated from Phoenix Union High School. In 1957, while responding to a domestic disturbance call, he was stabbed three times and nearly died. He and his wife Jane had two daughters and four sons.
Thompson retired as a police officer in 1962, after serving for twenty years. That same year, he was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives. He served as a state representative for another twenty years, representing South Phoenix in Maricopa-9, then after Reynolds v. Sims the 8th, 28th, and 23rd legislative districts. From 1971-1972 he was the floor leader for the Democrats in the state house. He retired from the House in 1982.
In 1990, he died of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease.