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Oct 3, 2002 · Melvin E. Thompson was the first lieutenant governor of Georgia and the acting governor in 1947-48 after the death of Eugene Talmadge. He ran for governor several times but lost to Herman Talmadge, his rival in the three governors controversy.
Melvin Ernest Thompson (May 1, 1903 – October 3, 1980) was an American educator and politician from Millen in the U.S. state of Georgia. Generally known as M.E. Thompson during his political career, he served as the 70th Governor of Georgia from 1947 to 1948 and was elected as the first Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 1946.
Aug 12, 2002 · Melvin E. Thompson was the lieutenant governor-elect of Georgia in 1946, who claimed the governorship after Eugene Talmadge died. He faced opposition from Herman Talmadge, the son of the deceased governor, and Ellis Arnall, the outgoing governor, in a bizarre political battle that ended with a court ruling.
Melvin E. Thompson claimed a few triumphs during his brief tenure as governor: he increased state spending without new taxes, raised teachers' salaries, increased spending for education, expanded the roads and bridges building program, improved the state's park system, and purchased Jekyll Island.
Dec 1, 2020 · When Talmadge died on December 21, 1946, Melvin E. Thompson—who was elected lieutenant governor alongside Gene—stepped up to assert his claim to the office. “My contention,” said Thompson, “is that the people elected me lieutenant governor of the state of Georgia knowing that I would succeed to the governorship in an emergency which ...
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Melvin Ernest Thompson (May 1, 1903 – October 3, 1980) was an American educator and politician from Millen in the U.S. state of Georgia. He served as the 71st Governor of Georgia from 1947 to 1948 and the first Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 1947. Thompson was born in Millen, Georgia to Henry
