William V. Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1865
Place of Birth: Princeton, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 30-Sep-1938
Profession: bowler
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About William V. Thompson
- William V.
- Thompson (April 25, 1865 – September 30, 1938) was an American professional and champion tenpin bowler.
- He was the proprietor of Plaza Bowling Alley in the Chicago Plaza Hotel, the first official regulation ten-pin bowling alley.
- He formed a bowling club from champion bowlers and challenged other organizations across the nation.
- Thompson was influential in forming of the ultimate sanctioned regulations rules of the game and an advocate of the original American Bowling Congress.
- He was general manager of the department at Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company that made the bowling equipment for the alleys.
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