Lee Thompson | |
Office1: | 6th Agriculture Commissioner of Florida |
Governor1: | LeRoy Collins |
Term Start1: | April 18, 1960 |
Term End1: | January 3, 1961 |
Preceded1: | Nathan Mayo |
Succeeded1: | Doyle Conner |
Office2: | Acting Lieutenant Governor of Florida |
Governor2: | C. Farris Bryant W. Haydon Burns |
Term Start2: | January 7, 1961 |
Term End2: | January 7, 1967 |
Preceded2: | Nathan Thompson |
Succeeded2: | Ray C. Osborne |
Birth Date: | 28 May 1908 |
Children: | 3[1] |
Lee Thompson (May 28, 1908 – November 10, 1975) was an American politician. He served as ad interim Florida Commissioner of Agriculture from April 18, 1960 to January 3, 1961.[2] He also served as an assistant commissioner under Mayo[3] and as Lieutenant Governor of Florida from 1961 to 1967.
In 1960, Thompson was awarded the Good Egg Award by Florida egg commission chairman W. E. Eckler.[4]