Why did Melvin E Thompson feel he had
the right to the
position as governor
After the 1946 election?

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Explanation:

Melvin E. Thompson, the first person elected to the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia, 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.

Family and Early Career

Melvin Ernest Thompson was born in Millen on May 1, 1903, the son of Eva Edenfield and Henry Jackson Thompson. He married Ann Newton, and they had one son, Melvin Ernest Jr. After graduating from Emory University in 1926, Thompson became a high school principal and coach at Emanuel County Institute. He earned a master's degree from the University of Georgia and completed most of the requirements for a doctorate. Thompson then served as superintendent of the Hawkinsville public school system until he accepted the position of state school supervisor in the Georgia Department of Education. In 1937 Governor E. D. Rivers appointed him assistant state school superintendent.

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