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DAVID R. THOMPSON, of Carlisle, editor and publisher of the Sentinel, has practically been connected with that paper throughout his active years. He was born in 1856 in Carlisle, son of Thomas B. and Elmina (Ringwalt) Thompson, the former of whom was a native of Carlisle and came of Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. The mother belonged to the Ringwalts and Wilsons, and was of German and English descent.

David R. Thompson attended the common schools of Carlisle, and learned the printer’s trade there in the office of the Sentinel, subsequently spending three years in Lancaster, perfecting himself in the art in the office of the Lancaster Inquirer. In time he became foreman of the Sentinel office; was promoted to the position of city news editor; then became business manager, and in 1894 purchased the business, which has ever since been in his hands. He has devoted his life to his profession, and has led a quiet, even life, proving his usefulness as a citizen, however, in many ways. His especial activity has been along the line of religious work. He is an earnest member of the First Presbyterian Church, in which he has been an elder and Sunday-school superintendent since 1882, and he is also a member of the Y. M. C. A. He holds membership in Lodge No. 91, I. O. O. F., of Carlisle, and in the Good Will Fire Company. Mr. Thompson was a Prohibitionist from 1883 to 1889, and has since been an advocate of the Democratic party.

On Dec. 19, 1882, Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Mary Kutz, of Carlisle, who is a daughter of Gideon and Mary (Gutshall) Kutz, of Carlisle, and belongs therefore to the Kutz, Gutshall and Duke families; she is of German and English extraction. To Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have been born the following named children: Allan Douglass, now a student in Dickinson College; Joseph Vance, Mary McCaskey, Margaret Mapes, all attending the common schools; and D. Wilson, aged five.