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| Name | Aaron A. Thompson |
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Camden, New Jersey , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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00, 1931
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| Died | March 17, 2019
(88 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | David
Oct 16, 2021 10:40pm |
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| Info | Aaron A. Thompson, a retired telephone repairman who had been on Council only five months, was named interim mayor in 1990. Thompson later admitted that he allowed a Norcross associate to read all the mail sent to the mayor's office.
Then-Council President Gwendolyn Faison (who is now mayor) wasn't impressed with Thompson. She decided to run against him in 1990, knowing he was Norcross' man. Retaliation was swift, with Faison losing her presidency in a Council vote. She later dropped out of the mayor's race, and was rewarded with the title of deputy director of Andrews' successful congressional campaign. Less than three years later, the Democrat bosses grew weary of Thompson and supported Camden Schools Superintendent Arnold Webster, for mayor. The former Republican won easily, serving from 1994 to 1997.
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