Curtis Boozman

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Curtis Boozman
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
1952–1956
Serving with Monnie T. Cheves
Preceded bySylvan Friedman
Roy Sanders
Succeeded byMonnie T. Cheves
E. H. Hayes
In office
1960–1964
Serving with Paul Foshee
Preceded byMonnie T. Cheves
E. H. Hayes
Succeeded byRay Tarver
Personal details
Born
Curtis Earl Boozman Sr.

(1898-07-24)July 24, 1898
DiedApril 22, 1979(1979-04-22) (aged 80)
Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarion Boozman[1]
Children1[1]

Curtis Earl Boozman Sr. (July 24, 1898 – April 22, 1979) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[2]

Boozman served in the United States Army. He also served during World War I.[1] He served as a national guard at the Mexican border since 1916.[1] Boozman served as a commander.[1] He was honored the M. C. Gehr Blue Award, in which was given by the American Legion.[1] In 1952, Boozman won the election for an office of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[2] He succeeded politicians, Sylvan Friedman and Roy Sanders.[2] Boozman served along with Monnie T. Cheves while serving office.[2] In 1956, he was succeeded by E. H. Hayes and his politician partner Monnie T. Cheves.[2] Boozman returned to serve office for which he succeeded the politicians who succeeded him back in 1956, later serving office in 1960 along with Paul Foshee.[2] He was succeeded by Ray Tarver in 1964.[2]

Boozman served as one of the people to move to Winnfield, Louisiana, in which he proceeded as one of the governor's supporter 45th governor of Louisiana, Earl Long[3] in his burial.[4] He was in the company of the political grandees. Boozman died in April 1979 at the Natchitoches Parish Hospital in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at the age of 80.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Curtis Boozman Sr., Former Legislator". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. April 23, 1979. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 - 2012" (PDF). David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ McGuire, Jack (July 21, 2016). Win the Race Or Die Trying: Uncle Earl's Last Hurrah. University Press of Mississippi. p. 144. ISBN 9781496807649 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Three-Time Governor Dies Of Heart Attack". Winn Parish Enterprise News-American. September 8, 1960. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.