Jamar Adcock
| Jamar William Adcock | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from Ouachita Parish | |
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In office 1960–1972 |
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| Preceded by | James D. Sparks |
| Succeeded by | William Denis Brown, III |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 9, 1917 Richland Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | December 22, 1991 (aged 74) Monroe, Ouachita Parish Louisiana |
| Resting place | Mulhearn Memorial Memorial Park in Monroe, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Aycock Adcock |
| Children |
Jan Adcock Melton |
| Residence | Monroe, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
Jan Adcock Melton
Jamar William Adcock (August 9, 1917 – December 22, 1991) was a high-profile banker and a Democratic state senator from Monroe, Louisiana, who served from 1960 to 1972. He was Senate president pro tempore in his third term from 1968 to 1972.
A native of Richland Parish, located east of Monroe, Adcock attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he met two future political giants, John Julian McKeithen and Russell B. Long, both a year his junior.
He served in the United States Army as major in the infantry during World War II.
In 1960, Adcock, along with Senator Russell Long and Louisiana Attorney General Jack P.F. Gremillion, was an at-large Louisiana delegate to the Democratic National Convention, which met in Los Angeles, California, to nominate the Kennedy-Johnson ticket. He had been an alternate to the 1956 convention which met in Chicago to field the Adlai E. Stevenson-Estes Kefauver ticket.
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