J. Frank Colbert
| J. Frank Colbert | |
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| Mayor of Minden, Webster Parish Louisiana, USA |
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In office July 3, 1944 – July 1, 1946 |
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| Preceded by | John Calhoun Brown, mayor pro-tem |
| Succeeded by | John T. David |
| Member of Webster Parish Police Jury | |
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In office 1912–1920 |
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| Preceded by | J. D. Taylor |
| Succeeded by |
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In office 1936–1940 |
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| Preceded by | Walton Fort |
| Succeeded by | W. Matt Lowe |
| Louisiana State Representative from Webster Parish | |
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In office 1920–1925 |
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| Preceded by | James Peter Kent |
| Succeeded by | J. S. Bacon |
| Personal details | |
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May 28, 1882 Webster Parish, Louisiana |
| Died | May 20, 1949 (aged 66) Minden, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Never married |
| Occupation | Newspaperman; Businessman |
At large:
J. H. Nelson
M. D. Wren
Jefferson Franklin Colbert, known as J. Frank Colbert (May 28, 1882 – May 20, 1949), was a Democratic politician and Georgist. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1920 to 1925 and from 1944 to 1946 as the mayor of the small city of Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.
Colbert was born in Webster Parish to John A. Colbert and his third wife, the former Sarah Eliza Taylor. The senior Colbert was from 1892 to 1896 the Webster Parish clerk of court, an elected position. Colbert attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. He was editor of the defunct The Minden Democrat newspaper and another former publication, The Signal-Tribune, forerunner of the current Minden Press-Herald. At the time of his death, he was engaged in the real estate business.
In 1908, Colbert and city council member Connell Fort, subsequently a Minden mayor, co-managed the successful gubernatorial campaign in Webster Parish of Jared Y. Sanders, Sr., of Franklin in St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana. After his election, Sanders named Fort the conservation agent for northwestern Louisiana.
From 1912 to 1920 and 1936 to 1940, Colbert served in the former Ward 4 as a member of the elected Webster Parish Police Jury, the governing body akin to the county commission in other states.
Colbert was elected to the legislature in 1920 and 1924 but resigned during his second term when Governor Henry Fuqua appointed him to the Louisiana Tax Commission, a position that he continued under Governors Oramel H. Simpson and Huey P. Long, Jr. Colbert was also a former chairman of the Minden Democratic Executive Committee, the panel which handled the filings of candidacy. For a time, he was the chief aide to U.S. Representative John N. Sandlin of Minden, who represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district.
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