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...

until March 1947, before yielding to a court decision in favor of Melvin E. Thompson, the elected lieutenant governor. In 1948, a special election was...

(for a term to begin in 1947) Georgia's first lieutenant governor, Melvin E. Thompson became involved in the three governors controversy. The current lieutenant...

claims to the governorship: Ellis Arnall, the outgoing governor; Melvin E. Thompson, the lieutenant governor-elect; and Herman Talmadge, Eugene Talmadge's...

1948. The first person elected as Georgia's lieutenant governor was Melvin E. Thompson, who took office in January 1947, but also claimed the office of governor...

wake of the 1946 election by affirming lieutenant governor-elect Melvin E. Thompson's succession to the office of governor. The state constitution in effect...

"Melvin Ernest Thompson". National Governors Association. Retrieved February 21, 2023. Henderson, Harold Paulk (August 10, 2018). "Melvin E. Thompson"...

precipitated the 1947 "three governors controversy" among Arnall, Melvin E. Thompson, and Talmadge's son Herman. While the general assembly elected his...

Thompson (civil servant) (1848–1929), Acting Governor of Madras in 1904 James R. Thompson (born 1936), 37th Governor of Illinois Melvin E. Thompson (1903–1980)...

defects of the Aldrich Plan. Under the administration of Governor Melvin E. Thompson, the state of Georgia gained control of Jekyll Island on October 6...