Lizzie P. Thompson
| Lizzie Price Thompson | |
Louisiana State Representative
for Webster Parish | |
| In office 1951–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Clyde W. Thompson |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | E. D. Gleason |
| Born | January 9, 1894 |
| Died | July 20, 1973 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Doyline Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Clyde W. Thompson |
| Residence | Doyline, Webster Parish |
Lizzie Price Thompson (January 9, 1894 – July 20, 1973)[1] completed the term of her husband, C. W. Thompson, in the Louisiana House of Representatives, having served as the Webster Parish lawmaker i n the interim period from 1951 to 1952. Governor Earl Kemp Long appointed Mrs. Thompson to finish the term. There was insufficient time remaining to require a special election to choose a temporary legislator. The Thompsons were from the village of Doyline (pronounced DOY LEAN) in south Webster Parish.
Mrs. Thompson did not run for a full term in the 1952 Democrat primary election. E. D. Gleason of the Evergreen Community near Shongaloo in central Webster Parish was elected to the seat. He remained representative until he too died in office in 1959. At that point Governor Long in the last year of his last gubernatorial term named Gleason's widow, Mary Smith Gleason, to finish the term.[2]
The Thompsons are interred at Doyline Cemetery.[1]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Index to Doyline Cemetery. Usgwarchives.org. Retrieved on June 5, 2009.
- ↑ Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on May 6, 2022.