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Melvin E. Thompson

American politician (1903–1980)
Person human Q531289

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
May 1, 1903
Date of death
October 3, 1980
Place of birth
Georgia
Place of death
Valdosta
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
politician, governor
Position held
Governor of Georgia[9]
Educated at
University of Georgia, Emory University[10][11]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Archives at
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[14]
Family name
Thompson[15]
Given name
Melvin[16]
Place of burial
Riverview Memorial Gardens[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Melvin E. Thompson en Melvin Ernest Thompson ar ملفين إي. تومسون de Melvin Ernest Thompson fa ملوین ئی. تامپسون he מלווין תומפסון sv Melvin Ernest Thompson
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000046271501
VIAF cluster ID
36687424
Library of Congress authority ID
no2007013732
GND ID
1177049457
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Melvin Thompson states his claim to the governorship.png ↗
FAST ID
1666534
Find a Grave memorial ID
7961401
Freebase ID
/m/03srxh
Geni.com profile ID
6000000019597973234
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
New Georgia Encyclopedia ID
government-politics/melvin-e-thompson-1903-1980
Notable Names Database ID
128/000206507
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
99342
Political Graveyard politician ID
thompson6.html#102.31.44
Prabook ID
2065017
SNAC ARK ID
w6s484qf
WikiTree person ID
Thompson-22377
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw8TP8YVWp4RyWRqvx4bd

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
Emory University, University of Georgia
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Thompson
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Georgia
Place of death 1
Valdosta
Position held 1
Governor of Georgia
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Melvin E. Thompson was born on May 1, 1903[1], in Georgia[2]. He died on October 3, 1980[3], in Valdosta[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and governor[6].

FAQs

Where was Melvin E. Thompson born?

Melvin E. Thompson's place of birth was Georgia[2].

Where did Melvin E. Thompson die?

Melvin E. Thompson died in Valdosta[4].

What did Melvin E. Thompson do for work?

Melvin E. Thompson worked as a politician[5] and governor[6].

Where did Melvin E. Thompson go to school?

Melvin E. Thompson was educated at University of Georgia[10] and Emory University[11].

Related Entities

Georgia United States University of Georgia

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . pid.emory.edu. pid.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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