Addison Roswell Thompson
| Addison Roswell Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 14, 1911 |
| Died | February 15, 1976 (aged 64) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Occupation |
Taxicab stand owner |
| Political party | Democrat |
Taxicab stand owner
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.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune obituary describes Thompson as "a self-proclaimed racist and wizard of the Ku Klux Klan." Until he retired in 1972 at the age of sixty-one, Thompson operated a small taxicab company. He became known for using his political campaigns to promote segregation. Thompson opposed civil rights legislation and declared himself the Imperial Wizard of his individual one-man KKK, which he dubbed at times as the "Fraternal Order of the Klan" or the "Universal Klan".
In the Democratic gubernatorial primary elections held on December 5, 1959, and December 7, 1963, Thompson polled 4,000 and 3,343 votes, respectively, and finished each time with less than 1 percent of the vote. Nominated and elected were Jimmie Davis and John McKeithen, respectively. Thompson filed in the Democratic mayoral primaries of 1965 and 1969, having received just 2,121 votes (1.3 percent) and 1,248 ballots (0.73 percent), respectively. Nominated and elected were Victor H. Schiro and Moon Landrieu, respectively.
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