Carlos Spaht
| Carlos Gustave Spaht, I | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the 19th Judicial District Court of Louisiana | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 2, 1906 Gentry County, Missouri, USA |
| Died | April 29, 2001 (aged 94) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children |
Carlos Spaht, II |
| Parents | Gustave Beauregard and Flora Elizabeth Holden Spaht |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Carlos Spaht, II
Carlos Gustave Spaht, I (August 2, 1906 - April 29, 2001), was a Louisiana judge best remembered for having lost the Democratic gubernatorial runoff election in January 1952 to fellow Judge Robert F. Kennon of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Spaht's unsuccessful running mate for lieutenant governor was future Governor John J. McKeithen of Columbia, the seat of Caldwell Parish in north Louisiana. McKeithen lost to then State Senator C.E. "Cap" Barham of Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish, also in north Louisiana. At the time, McKeithen was an outgoing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Spaht was affiliated for years with the Baton Rouge law firm Kantrow, Spaht, Weaver & Blitzer.
Born to Gustave Beauregard Spaht and the former Flora Elizabeth Holden, Spaht was reared on a dairy farm in Gentry County in northwestern Missouri. The family moved to Louisiana in the middle 1920s. Spaht graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, at which he joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and graduated second in his class and was the student body president. In 1931, he received his law degree from the Louisiana State University Law Center.
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