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==Political life==

==Political life==

From 1942 to 1946, Thompson served during [[World War II]] in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps, the forerunner to the Air Force. From 1948 to 1952, during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. Thompson was the state legislative budget officer and financial adviser.<ref name=biioguide/>

From 1942 to 1946, Thompson served during [[World War II]] in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps, the forerunner to the Air Force. From 1948 to 1952, during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. Thompson was the state legislative budget officer and financial adviser.<ref name=bioguide/>

In 1952, Thompson ran unsuccessfully for state auditor, a post no longer elected, on the Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]]  intraparty ticket headed by Judge Carlos Gustave Spaht of Baton Rouge. Thompson lost to then fellow Democrat, and later [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Allison Kolb]], also of Baton Rouge. Former Lieutenant Governor [[Bill Dodd]], who also sought the governorship in 1952 against Spaht and the eventual winner, [[Robert F. Kennon]] in turn unseated Kolb in the 1956 primary for auditor.<ref> ''Minden Press,'' October 15, 1951.</ref>

In 1952, Thompson ran unsuccessfully for state auditor, a post no longer elected, on the Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]]  intraparty ticket headed by Judge Carlos Gustave Spaht of Baton Rouge. Thompson lost to then fellow Democrat, and later [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Allison Kolb]], also of Baton Rouge. Former Lieutenant Governor [[Bill Dodd]], who also sought the governorship in 1952 against Spaht and the eventual winner, [[Robert F. Kennon]] in turn unseated Kolb in the 1956 primary for auditor.<ref> ''Minden Press,'' October 15, 1951.</ref>