John David Batton (February 13, 1911 – February 10, 1981),[1] was from 1952 to 1964 the sheriff of his native Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He was defeated after three terms by O. H. Haynes Jr., a fellow Democrat and the son of the sheriff, O. H. Haynes Sr., whom Batton had himself unseated twelve years earlier.
Law-enforcement career
Webster Parish Sheriff
Shortly after his first reelection, Batton was named one of seventeen directors of the Webster Parish Citizens' Council, a body which sought to prevent school desegregation. Others in the council were the mortician Ed Kleinegger, Tax Assessor Richard B. Garrison, and the Minden High School principal, W. W. Williams.[2]
References
- ^ "Former Chief, J. D. Batton, Succumbs", Minden Press-Herald, February 10, 1981, p. 1.
- ^ "Rainach to Speak at Council Meet Tomorrow Night," Minden Press, April 16, 1956, p. 1.
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