Francis Thompson
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British architect
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Francis Thompson was an English architect particularly well known for his railway work. Early life Thompson was born in Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, the second of seven children of George Thompson and his wife Elizabeth . George Thompson was a builder and the Suffolk county surveyor, descended from a family of farmers in the nearby village of Bredfield. Francis' grandfather Jacob was also a builder and two of his uncles were architects. Thompson attended Woodbridge Grammar School and his family's background instilled him with an interest in architecture.
