Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.
| Bolivar Edwards Kemp Jr. | |
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| Louisiana Attorney General | |
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In office 1948–1952 |
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| Preceded by | Fred S. LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Fred S. LeBlanc |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 23, 1904 Amite, Tangipahoa Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | October 27, 1965 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Menette Wilson Kemp (sister of Justin Wilson) |
| Children | No children |
| Parents | Esther Edwards Conner Kemp |
| Alma mater | Tulane University Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Bolivar Edwards Kemp Jr. (September 23, 1904 – October 27, 1965), was the Democratic attorney general of the U.S. state of Louisiana from 1948–1952 during the administration of Governor Earl Kemp Long. He was allied with the Long faction in state politics.
Kemp was the son of U.S. Representative Bolivar E. Kemp of Amite City, the seat of Tangipahoa Parish, one of the Louisiana Florida Parishes east of Baton Rouge. His mother was the former Esther Edwards Conner (1875 – November 1, 1943), widely known as "Lallie" Kemp. Kemp's paternal grandparents were Judge William Breed Kemp Sr. and the former Elizabeth Newsom. His maternal grandparents were Sidney Simonton Conner of Statesville, North Carolina, and the former Orra Anna Edwards of Tangipahoa Parish. Kemp had a younger sister, Eleanor Ogden Kemp (born 1909), later Eleanor Ellis, married to Louisiana District Court Judge Robert S. Ellis Jr.
Kemp's wife, Menette, was one of the three sisters of the Louisiana chef and humorist Justin Wilson, also of Amite. Their father, Harry D. Wilson, served for thirty-two years from 1916 until his death in January 1948 as the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Kemp had one foster son named Richard Tipton.
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