Person:Addison Thompson (1)

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Addison Roswell Thompson
b.14 Nov 1911
d.15 Feb 1976 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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  • H.  Addison Roswell Thompson1911 - 1976
  • W.  Carikk Pray (add)
m. Nov 1956
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Name Addison Roswell Thompson
Gender Male
Birth? 14 Nov 1911
Residence[2] 1956 Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Marriage Nov 1956 Orleans, Louisiana, United Statesspouse was "Carikk Rose Pray"
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Death? 15 Feb 1976 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Reference Number? Q17479535?
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"Some may remember perennial segregationist candidate and self-proclaimed racist, Addison Roswell Thompson, who ran for Louisiana governor (1959, 1963 and 1975) and Mayor of New Orleans (1965, 1969 and 1973)."[1]

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Addison Roswell Thompson, known as A. Roswell Thompson or as Rozzy Thompson (November 14, 1911 – February 15, 1976), was a segregationist and white supremacist who ran as a perennial fringe candidate for governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana, mayor of New Orleans, and other offices as well on fourteen occasions between 1954 and 1975.[1]

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References
  1.   You Had To Ax, in New Orleans Nostalgia: Remembering New Orleans History, Culture and Traditions
    2009.

    By-line: Ned Hémard. Published by the New Orleans Bar Association.

  2. ↑ online search results, in Orleans Parish Marriage Records.

    Content of retrieved online record:
    Year: 1956
    Month: 11
    Bride: Pray, Carikk Rose
    Page: 2714 Volume: 0
    Groom: Thompson, Addison Roswell
    Parish: Orleans

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