Newton Ogilvie Thompson

The Honourable
Newton Ogilvie Thompson
KC
The Honourable Newton Ogilvie Thompson KC
13th Chief Justice of South Africa
	In office; 1971–1974
Preceded by	L. C. Steyn
Succeeded by	Frans Rumpff
Judge of the Appellate Division
	In office; 1958–1971
Judge of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
	In office; 1949–1957
Personal details
Born	27 May 1904; Kentani, Cape Colony
Died	1 July 1992 (aged 88); Kenilworth, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Nationality	South African citizenship
Alma mater	University of Cape Town

Newton Ogilvie Thompson, KC (27 May 1904, Kentani, Cape Colony^[1] - 1 July 1992, Kenilworth, Cape Town)^[2] was a South African jurist who served as the 13th Chief Justice of South Africa, from 1971 to 1974.^[3]

^ Corbett, MM (1992). "In Memoriam: The Hon. Newton Ogilvie Thompson". South African Law Journal. 109: 680.
^ "Hoofregter Ogilvie Thompson oorlede". Beeld Newspaper (in Afrikaans). 2 July 1992. p. 4. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ Poland 2008, p. 117.

The Honourable Newton Ogilvie Thompson KC

13th Chief Justice of South Africa
In office 1971–1974
Preceded by	L. C. Steyn
Succeeded by	Frans Rumpff
Judge of the Appellate Division
In office 1958–1971
Judge of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
In office 1949–1957

Personal details
Born	(1904-05-27)27 May 1904 Kentani, Cape Colony
Died	1 July 1992(1992-07-01) (aged 88) Kenilworth, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Nationality	South African citizenship
Alma mater	University of Cape Town