According to the video, why was Melvin Thompson qualified to be governor? He had already served one term as Georgia’s governor. He had been elected lieutenant governor by the voters. He had the right to serve as governor, according to the state constitution.
Q. What did Ellis Arnall do as governor?
Ellis Gibbs Arnall (March 20, 1907 – December 13, 1992) was an American politician who served as the 69th Governor of Georgia from 1943 to 1947. A liberal Democrat, he helped lead efforts to abolish the poll tax and to reduce Georgia’s voting age to 18.
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- Q. What did Ellis Arnall do as governor?
- Q. What did Melvin Thompson do?
- Q. Who beat Herman Talmadge?
- Q. Who was the governor of Georgia in 1954?
- Q. Who was the governor of Georgia in 1968?
- Q. Where is Governor Kemp from?
- Q. How long a governor is in office?
- Q. What is a governor in UK?
- Q. What kind of noun is governor?
Q. What did Melvin Thompson do?
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.
Q. Who beat Herman Talmadge?
After leaving office, Talmadge was elected in 1956 to the U.S. Senate, serving four terms from 1957 until 1981. He gained considerable power over the decades. He gained chairmanship by seniority of the powerful Senate Agriculture Committee. Talmadge lost the 1980 general election to Republican Mack Mattingly.
Q. Who was the governor of Georgia in 1954?
The 1954 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Lieutenant Governor Marvin Griffin won the Democratic primary on September 8 with 36.52% of the vote and 302 out of 410 county unit votes.
Q. Who was the governor of Georgia in 1968?
| Lester Maddox | |
|---|---|
| Died | June 25, 2003 (aged 87) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington Memorial Park Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | American Independent (1968; 1976) |
Q. Where is Governor Kemp from?
Athens, Georgia, United States
Q. How long a governor is in office?
The governor holds the office for four years and can choose to run for reelection. The Governor is not eligible to serve more than eight years in any twelve-year period.
Q. What is a governor in UK?
guvnor. mainly UK. a person in charge of or responsible for a particular organization: a prison/school governor.
Q. What kind of noun is governor?
The word governor can be a proper noun or a common noun depending on the context in which it is used. If Governor is used to refer to a specific person with a title, then it is capitalized such as: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
