Later Life
He was a founding member, as well as the second president, of the International Electrotechnical Commission.
He served as acting president of MIT from 1920-1923. Thomson, overcoming his distaste for management accepted this role during a critical period for the university when it could not otherwise find a president.
Thomson died at his estate in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The Elihu Thomson House in Swampscott was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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