James Walter Thompson (1847–1928), founder of the JWT advertising agency
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Walter P. Thompson (1889–1970), President of the University of Saskatchewan, 1949–1959
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James Walter Thompson (October 28, 1847 – October 16, 1928) was the namesake of the JWT advertising agency and a pioneer of many advertising techniques.
In 1938 he joined the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, later moving to Lund Humphries printing in Bradford, Yorkshire.