Frank Voelker, Sr.
| Frank Voelker, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District | |
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In office January 1, 1937 – July 2, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Xavier Ransdell |
| Succeeded by | Clifton C. Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 30, 1892 Lake Providence East Carroll Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | July 2, 1963 (aged 70) Lake Providence |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Lake Providence Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel Ransdell Voelker |
| Relations |
Franxis Xavier Ransdell (father-in-law) |
| Children |
Five children, including: |
| Parents | Clemens August and Kate Ashbridge Voelker |
| Alma mater |
Christian Brothers Academy |
| Occupation | Attorney; Judge |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Franxis Xavier Ransdell (father-in-law)
U.S. Senator Joseph E. Ransdell (uncle by marriage)
Five children, including:
Katherine Voelker Cain (1919-2008)
Isabel Voelker Hathorn (1923-2003)
Frank Voelker Jr.
Christian Brothers Academy
Frank Voelker, Sr. (August 30, 1892 – July 2, 1963), was a judge of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court of his native Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish in the far northeastern corner of his state. The 6th district also encompasses Madison and Tensas parishes south of East Carroll. He was of German descent.
Voelker's father, Clemens August Voelker (1855-1926), an East Carroll Parish planter, served on the police jury, the parish governing body. His mother was the former Kate Ashbridge, a descendant of an old antebellum family. His brother, Stephen Voelker (born 1900), organized in 1930 the Tallulah Production Credit Association in Tallulah in Madison Parish, which in 1937 lent some $1.5 million to farmers.
Frank Voelker attended Christian Brothers Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, and received his legal degree from the Tulane University Law School in New Orleans.
Voelker served in the United States Army during World War I. He had a law practice in Lake Providence for about two decades prior to his becoming state district judge.
He served on the state court for twenty-six-and-a-half years, from 1937 until his death. He was elected five times without opposition. Voelker was an alternate delegate to the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago to nominate the Roosevelt-Truman ticket.
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