Claude Kirkpatrick
| Claude Kirkpatrick | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for Jefferson Davis Parish | |
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In office 1952–1960 |
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| Preceded by | Marion Vallee |
| Succeeded by | Norman L. Ordoneaux |
| Louisiana Director of Public Works | |
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In office 1960–1964 |
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| Preceded by | Lorris M. Wimberly |
| Succeeded by | Leon J. Gary, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 17, 1917 Glenmora, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | January 14, 1997 (aged 79) Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Edith K. Kirkpatrick (married 1938-1997, his death) |
| Relations | P. Elmo Futrell, Jr. (son's father-in-law) |
| Children |
Claude Kent Kirkpatrick (1942-1945) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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(1) Kilpatrick graduated from Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville and was a strong supporter of Southern Baptist institutions and outreach. (2) Kirkpatrick and his wife operated four businesses in Jennings while he served eight years in the Louisiana House of Representatives. (3) Kirkpatrick was rewarded for his support of Jimmie Davis for governor in 1960 with appointment as Director of Public Works. (4) As DPW director, Kirkpatrick worked to establish Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River, a project completed in 1966 and shared by Louisiana and Texas. (5) Kirkpatrick from 1967 to 1982 was administrator and then president of Baton Rouge General Medical Center. (6) In his later years, Kirkpatrick built three shopping centers in Baton Rouge. |
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Claude Kent Kirkpatrick (1942-1945)
Thomas Killgore Kirkpatrick, I (1944-2009)
Edith Kay Kirkpatrick
(1) Kilpatrick graduated from Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville and was a strong supporter of Southern Baptist institutions and outreach.
(2) Kirkpatrick and his wife operated four businesses in Jennings while he served eight years in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
(3) Kirkpatrick was rewarded for his support of Jimmie Davis for governor in 1960 with appointment as Director of Public Works.
(4) As DPW director, Kirkpatrick worked to establish Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River, a project completed in 1966 and shared by Louisiana and Texas.
(5) Kirkpatrick from 1967 to 1982 was administrator and then president of Baton Rouge General Medical Center.
Claude Kirkpatrick (June 17, 1917 – January 14, 1997) was a diversified businessman who served two terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1952 to 1960), worked to establish Toledo Bend Reservoir through his directorship of the state Department of Public Works (1960 to 1964), and was the administrator and then president of Baton Rouge General Medical Center (1967 to 1982). Kirkpatrick ran unsuccessfully for governor in the 1963 Democratic gubernatorial primary. In his later years, he built three shopping centers in Baton Rouge. He was also active in various state and national organizations of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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