Editing Robert Means Thompson (section)

===Philanthropy===
He was an organizer of the Navy Athletic Association and the donor of the Thompson Cup, which is awarded to the member of the [[Navy Midshipmen]] who contributes most to the advancement of athletics at the [[Naval Academy]].<ref name="hnm1">{{cite news |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/t/thompson-i.html |title=Thompson I (Destroyer No. 305) }}</ref> His interest in sport then extended to the [[Olympic Games]], and was twice president of the American Olympic Association, once for the [[1912 Summer Olympics]],<ref name=jes12/> and again for the [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 games]].<ref name=fti1>{{cite book | title=Fort Ticonderoga | first=Carl R. | last=Crego | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | year=2004 | isbn=0-7385-3502-8 | page=95 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttsL0tghIrIC&q=robert+means+thompson&pg=PA95}}</ref> In 1912, he was also elected president of the [[New York Athletic Club]].<ref name="aspc"/> He also helped to organize the New York Chapter of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and served as its first president and as a trustee of the Naval Academy Alumni Association at [[Annapolis, Maryland]].

Thompson was president of the [[Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers]] and president of the [[Navy League of the United States|Navy League]],<ref name=hnm1/> and owner of the yacht ''Katrina''.<ref name=jes12/> He also visited Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government and was awarded the [[Order of the Rising Sun]], Second Class, by the Emperor. He also received the [[Order of Vasa]] by the government of Sweden, and the Cross of Commander, [[French Legion of Honor]], by the French government.<ref name="hnm1"/>

Thompson became a companion of the [[Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States]] (MOLLUS) in 1874 through the Massachusetts commandery.  He was active in MOLLUS affairs and was elected commander in chief October 27, 1927, and served in that capacity until his death.

He was also a companion of the [[Naval Order of the United States]] and a strong supporter of the [[Navy League of the United States]].

He co-edited the ''Confidential Correspondence of Gustavus Vasa Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy'' for the [[Naval History and Heritage Command|Navy Historical Society]].