Melvin E. Thompson (b. 1903- d.1980) was the first person elected to the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia and served as the state's governor in 1947-48. He is best remembered for his fight with Herman Talmadge over the governorship after the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946.
Read more about Melvin E. Thompson: Family and Early Career, The Three Governors Controversy, Thompson As Governor, After The Governorship, Family
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“Little Jesus, wast Thou shy
Once, and just so small as I?
And what did it feel like to be
Out of Heaven, and just like me?”
—Francis Thompson (1859–1907)