Gregory Tarver
| Gregory Williams "Greg" Tarver, Sr. | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from District 39 (Caddo Parish) | |
| Preceded by | Billy P. Keith |
| Succeeded by | Lydia P. Jackson |
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In office 1984–2004 |
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In office 2012 – Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Lydia P. Jackson |
| Shreveport City Council member | |
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In office 1978–1984 |
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| Preceded by | ??? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1946 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Velma Jean Kirksey Tarver |
| Children |
Gregory Tarver, Jr. |
| Residence | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater | Grambling State University |
| Occupation | Funeral home owner |
| Religion | Baptist |
Gregory Tarver, Jr.
Balistine Tarver Anderson
Lauren Tarver
Rebekah Tarver
Gregory Williams Tarver, Sr., known as Greg Tarver (born March 30, 1946), is an African American businessman and Democratic politician in Shreveport, Louisiana, who served on the Shreveport City Council from 1978 to 1984 and as a Louisiana state senator from the predominantly black District 39 in Caddo Parish from 1984 to 2004.
After an eight-year hiatus, Tarver returns to the Senate on January 9, 2012. In the general election held on November 19, 2011, he unseated his successor, Lydia Jackson.
Tarver's family has operated the J. S. Williams Funeral Home and insurance companies in Shreveport for more than a century. Tarver graduated from Alton Senior High School in Alton in Madison County, Illinois, home of the 19th century abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy. He also attended a business college and Grambling State University in Grambling west of Ruston in Lincoln Parish. He served in the military from 1967 to 1969. From 1973 to 1975, he was one of the directors of what became the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, formerly known as Confederate Memorial Medical Center or "Charity Hospital". From 1975 to 1978, he held the District 5 seat on the former Caddo Parish Police Jury, subsequently the Caddo Parish Commission, the parish governing board. Tarver was named in 1978 among the "Outstanding Young Men of America". In 1983, he was designated "Black Leader of the Year" in Shreveport. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and the Baptist denomination.
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