Frank B. Thompson (1867-1954) was born in Barnet, Vermont, and died in Walla Walla, Washington. Thompson's family moved to Medford, Massachusetts, in the late 1890s, where he worked as a fireman on a railroad locomotive. He then moved to Walla Walla in about 1905; in 1910, he became part-owner and operator of the Book Nook, a bookseller and stationery store on East Main Street in Walla Walla. In 1917, he became the sole owner of the business and maintained ownership until his passing. He was a student of Christian Science teacher Eldora O. Gragg and was also a member of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, joining in June 1902 and remaining a member until his passing.

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