Joe T. Cawthorn
| Joseph T. "Joe" Cawthorn | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for DeSoto and Caddo parishes | |
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In office 1940–1944 |
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| Preceded by |
J. C. Heard |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Hendrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 1, 1911 |
| Died | November 11, 1967 (aged 56) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Mt. Olivet Cemetery in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Merle Sloan Cawthorn |
| Children | Melody Merle Cawthorn ___ |
| Residence | Mansfield, DeSoto Parish |
| Alma mater |
Oak Grove High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer; Businessman |
J. C. Heard
October 1, 1911
Selma, Grant Parish
Oak Grove High School
Joseph T. Cawthorn, known as Joe T. Cawthorn (October 1, 1911 – November 11, 1967), was an attorney, businessman, and a Democratic politician from Mansfield in DeSoto Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He was affiliated with the Long faction of state politics.
Cawthorn was born in the unincorporated Selma near another rural community, Georgetown, in northeastern Grant Parish. He graduated from Oak Grove High School in Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana. In 1932, he received his law degree from the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge.
In 1940, Cawthorn was elected to the Louisiana State Senate from a district encompassing both DeSoto and the neighboring and much larger Caddo Parish. In his one term, during the administration of Governor Sam Houston Jones, Cawthorn chaired the Senate Finance Committee but became a persistent critic of Jones, after Jones split politically with former Governor James A. Noe of Monroe, Cawthorn's political mentor. Cawthorn accused Jones of "waste and inefficiency" in state government.
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