Richard Thompson

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Richard Ford Thompson (2480-2568) is the main founder of the Conservative Union, along with Lawrence McHenry.

Early Life
Richard Ford Thompson was born in Johnston Town, Ultran in 2480 from his parents James Thompson and Eleanor Thompson. He was raised, however, in Libertia, Gavonshire.

Early Political Career
When Thompson was 17, he helped Earl Lukasey's council re-election, from there on he was active in conservatism. When he was 20, Lukasey encouraged him to run for the school board, Thompson agreed. However, Earl Lukasey died a year before his re-election in 2500. Thompson then ran for council, he won. 3 years later, Thompson ran for mayor and was not succesful.

Construction of the Union
He was apart of the Moderate Libertarian Party. He helped former President Daniel Mansfield to be elected, and also ran for Parliament. He was one of the other 197 members in Parliament of the MLP.

In 2523 Thompson had enough with the disagreements with the MLP, and became an independent Member of Parliament (MP). In the following election in '26, Thompson lost re-election. Richard thought the MLP wasn't stable, and was close to becoming a member of the Alorian Public Union, however a former 16 year term mayor named Lawrence McHenry approached Thompson with a proposal to create a new party. Thompson and agreed, and together Thompson and McHenry created the Conservative Union.

Death and Legacy
On October 9th, 2568 Richard Ford Thompson was found dead in his home in Libertia, Gavonshire, he was 88 years old and suffered from a treatable cancer though.

Thompson's legacy is debatable, but most people agree he was an honorable politician. Richard Thompson's bloodline still lives on in the 28th century with CU Infrastructure/Transport critic Jack Thompson.