. . . . . . "John T. Thompson"@en . . "1882"^^ . "founder, Auto-Ordnance Corporation"@en . . "1860-12-31"^^ . "Newport, Kentucky"@en . . . . "John Taliaferro Thompson"@en . . . "1940-06-21"^^ . . "John Taliaferro (pronounced \"tolliver\" ) Thompson, (December 31, 1860 - June 21, 1940), was a United States Army officer best remembered as the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun."@en . . "United States of America"@en . . . . . . . . . "Photo of Thompson"@en . "John Taliaferro (pronounced \"tolliver\" ) Thompson, (December 31, 1860 - June 21, 1940), was a United States Army officer best remembered as the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun."@en .