C. H. "Sammy" Downs
| Crawford Hugh "Sammy" Downs | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Senator for Rapides Parish | |
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In office 1948–1952 |
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| Preceded by | Grove Stafford |
| Succeeded by | John R. Hunter, Jr. |
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In office 1956–1960 |
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| Preceded by | John R. Hunter, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Cecil R. Blair |
| Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish | |
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In office 1944–1948 |
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| Preceded by |
At-large: T. C. Brister |
| Succeeded by |
At-large: T. C. Brister |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 1, 1911 Effie, Avoyelles Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | May 14, 1985 (aged 73) Alexandria, Rapides Parish Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Alice Daigre Downs (divorced), later Alice Thomas |
| Relations |
J. Earl Downs (brother) |
| Children |
From first marriage: |
| Parents | Callie McCann Downs |
| Residence | Alexandria and Cheneyville in Rapides Parish |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana College |
| Occupation | Educator-turned-Lawyer |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
At-large: T. C. Brister
Neil Haven Klock
At-large: T. C. Brister
W. George Bowdon, Jr.
(1) Alice Daigre Downs (divorced), later Alice Thomas
J. Earl Downs (brother)
James U. Downs (nephew)
From first marriage:
James Crawford "Jam" Downs
Ellarene D. Lowery
Ann D. Robertson
Louisiana College
Louisiana State University
Crawford Hugh Downs, known as C. H. "Sammy" Downs (October 1, 1911 – May 14, 1985), was a lawyer from Alexandria, Louisiana, who was a Democratic member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. He was a state senator during the final two terms of the Earl Kemp Long administration, 1948 to 1952 and 1956 to 1960. He was Long's senatorial floor leader and later a key player in the administration of another Long factional governor, John J. McKeithen.
As long as people run for government office, you will have indictments, stealing, and the like. - said the educator-turned-lawyer, Democrat C. H. "Sammy" Downs
C. H. Downs was one of seven children from the 1900 marriage of the former Callie McCann (died 1983) and U. T. Downs, a native of LaSalle Parish. Sammy Downs was himself born in his mother's native community of Effie in Avoyelles Parish, south of Rapides Parish. He is named for his great-grandfather, Crawford Downs, originally from Mississippi. His maternal great-grandfather, Uriah Whatley, came to Louisiana about 1812 as a Methodist circuit rider. U. T. Downs, a businessman, served two terms and a portion of a third as the mayor of Pineville, located on the eastern side of the Red River from Alexandria. In 1924, he was elected sheriff of Rapides Parish, a post which he held for sixteen years.
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