William Thompson (viticulturist)
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William Thompson was a viticulturist. He emigrated to California (near Yuba City) in 1863 and developed the Thompson Seedless table grape (see Sultana), which is also used for grape juice and wine, as well as 95% of the raisins produced in California.
[edit] References
- Bond, Jay; Bond, De (1999). The Thompson Family of Sutter County, California. Bond's Genealogy. Retrieved on April 28, 2006.
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