William Jennings Cleveland, Sr. (October 19, 1902 – December 16, 1974), served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1944 to 1964.[1][2] He was also acting governor for one day in 1959.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812- Current: Acadia Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011: Acadia and St. Landry parishes" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Acting Louisiana Governor W. J. "Bill" Cleveland". llouisdl.louislibraries.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Angelos Chaisson
N. C. Petitjean
Louisiana State Representative for Acadia Parish
William Jennings "Bill" Cleveland, Sr.
(alongside Angelos Chaisson, C. E. Whipp, and E. C. Frémaux)

1944 – 1956
Succeeded by
E. C. Frémaux
Bernard Regan
Preceded by
Edward M. Boagni, Jr.
Guy C. Gardiner
Louisiana State Senator for Acadia Parish
and St. Landry Parish in first term

William Jennings "Bill" Cleveland, Sr.
(alongside Henry D. Larcade, Jr., in first term)

1956 – 1964
Succeeded by


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