Theo Thompson

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Theo Ashton "T. A." Thompson

United States Representative
for Louisiana's 7th congressional district, since disbanded
In office
January 3, 1953 – July 1, 1965
Preceded by Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
Succeeded by Edwin Washington Edwards
Born March 31, 1916
Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
Died July 1, 1965 (aged 49)
Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting place Evangeline Memorial Park
in Ville Platte
Political party Democrat
Spouse(s) (1) Willa Mae Newman Thompson (1917-1994, divorced)

(2) Leatrice Soileau Thompson
(wife at time of death)

Children No children
Alma mater Louisiana State University
Occupation Accountant
Military Service
Service/branch United States Army Air Corps
Battles/wars World War II

Theo Ashton Thompson (March 31, 1916 – July 1, 1965[1]) was a Democrat from Louisiana who served as the state's U.S. representative from the 7th congressional district (currently defunct since the 2010 census) from 1953 until his death in office.

U.S. House of Representatives

Thompson was elected to the U. S. House in the 1952 mid-terms[2] and re-elected six times.[3]

Along with the rest of the Louisiana congressional delegation in 1956, Thompson signed the Southern Manifesto in opposition to the United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education which desegregated public schools.[4] He voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[5] 1960,[6] and 1964.A segregationist, as were nearly all state politicians at that time, Thompson along with Felix Edward Hébert and Hale Boggs of New Orleans, Joe Waggonner of Bossier Parish, Edwin Willis of St. Martinville, James H. Morrison of Baton Rouge, Gillis Long of Alexandria, and Otto Passman of Monroe, voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[7]Thompson died a week before passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which Boggs, Morrison, and Willis supported.[8]

On July 1, 1965, Thompson was killed in an automobile accident in Gastonia, North Carolina.[1] The driver of the truck that the representative ran into was cleared of reckless driving and manslaughter charges several months later.[9]

Thompson missed 11.4 percent of all roll call votes during his congressional tenure.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 MEMBER OF HOUSE KILLED BY A TRUCK; Thompson of Louisiana Hit When Stopped as Speeder. The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ LA District 7 Race - Nov 04, 1952. Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ Candidate - T. Ashton Thompson. Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf. Congressional Record. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ .TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT. -- GovTrack.us, accessed August 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ Jersey Man Freed in Death Of Louisiana Congressman. The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ Rep. Theo Thompson. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

External links

  • Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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