Claude B. Duval
| Claude Berwick Duval, I | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes | |
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In office 1968–1980 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 24, 1914 Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | March 3, 1986 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery in Houma |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Bowman Duval (1914–1985) |
| Children | Dorothy Duval Nelson |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Episcopal |
Claude Berwick Duval, I (October 24, 1914 – March 3, 1986), was an attorney from his native Houma, Louisiana, and a Conservative Democrat state senator from Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes, having served from 1968 to 1980. He is best known for his profound oratory, his accommodation of Senate colleagues, his unsuccessful 1963-1964 campaign for lieutenant governor, and his opposition to the national holiday honoring civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
Duval was born to Stanwood Duval (1868–1928), and the former Mamie Richardson. Claude Duval and his older brother, Stanwood Richardson Duval, Sr., attended the United States Marine Corps reserve officers training school in Quantico, Virginia, where they were jointly commissioned on October 31, 1942, as second lieutenants. The brothers served during World War II with the First and Third battalions, 23rd Marine Regiment of the 4th Marine Division. They landed in the assault waves in the seizure and capture of the Pacific islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. Stanwood Duval wrote a memoir of his war experiences, which he dedicated to the 3,298 officers and enlisted men of the 4th Marine Division who lost their lives in the fighting.
After the war, Claude Duval resumed his Houma law practice, which became Duval, Funderburk, and Sundbery. Stanwood Duval established a successful insurance agency. Both were active in their community. In 1957, Claude Duval was named president of the Houma branch of Rotary International.
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