Vernon Wallace Thomson

Vernon Wallace Thomson was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Richland County, Wisconsin. He served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1961 through 1974. Before his election to Congress, he served as the 34th governor of Wisconsin (1957–1959), 32nd attorney general of Wisconsin (1951–1957), and 56th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1939–1945). He was also mayor of Richland Center, Wisconsin