Allison Kolb
| Allison Ray Kolb | |
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| Louisiana State Auditor | |
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In office 1952–1956 |
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| Preceded by | L. B. Baynard |
| Succeeded by | Bill Dodd |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 1, 1915 Colfax, Grant Parish, Louisiana USA |
| Died | December 23, 1973 (aged 58) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenoaks Mausoleum in Baton Rouge |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Marjorie Halphen (1917-2007) |
| Children | No children |
| Parents | Robert Manning and Margaret Wiggins Kolb |
| Occupation | Attorney; Businessman |
| Religion | United Methodist Church |
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(1) Kolb angered numerous local officials during his one-term as Louisiana state auditor because he publicized "nitpiking mistakes" and suggested wrongdoing in office. (2) His party switch in 1967 did not help Kolb in his bid to become Louisiana state treasurer in 1968. |
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(1) Kolb angered numerous local officials during his one-term as Louisiana state auditor because he publicized "nitpiking mistakes" and suggested wrongdoing in office.
Allison Ray Kolb (November 1, 1915 – December 23, 1973) was the Democratic auditor of Louisiana from 1952 to 1956, who angered many local officials in the pursuit of his job duties and was hence defeated by former Lieutenant Governor William J. "Bill" Dodd in the 1956 party primary. While he was a Democrat, Kolb was a part of the anti-Long faction in Louisiana politics.
On February 6, 1968, Kolb sought a political comeback as the Republican Party (GOP) nominee in a race to succeed retiring State Treasurer Andrew Patrick "Pat" Tugwell, Sr., a part of the Long faction. Kolb was overwhelmed in the general election by Democrat Mary Evelyn Dickerson Parker, an Allen Parish native and an operative from the administrations of both former Governors Earl Kemp Long and John J. McKeithen.
A native of Colfax, the seat of government of Grant Parish in north central Louisiana, Kolb was the second of six children, all deceased, of Robert Manning Kolb (1888-1929), originally from Castor in Bienville Parish, and the former Annie Anderson Smith (1894-1956), a native of Sabine County in East Texas. The senior Kolbs are interred at the Masonic Cemetery in Delhi in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana. He attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston and was in the 1933 freshman class, with his residence at the time listed as Ruston. Kolb became a Baton Rouge attorney, banker, and businessman. He held a master's degree in Accounting.
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