John T. David
| John Thomas David, Sr. | |
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Mayor David as he appears at the Minden City Hall gallery
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| Mayor of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA | |
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In office July 1, 1946 – February 23, 1955 |
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| Preceded by | J. Frank Colbert |
| Succeeded by | Jasper Goodwill |
| Member of Webster Parish Police Jury | |
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In office 1956–1968 |
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| Preceded by |
At-large in Ward 4: |
| Succeeded by |
At-large in Ward 4: |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 30, 1897 Minden, Louisiana |
| Died | April 5, 1974 (aged 76) Minden, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Irma Mizell David |
| Children |
John T. David, Jr. Four grandchildren |
| Parents | Thomas D. and Mary Elizabeth Pair David |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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(1) Mayor David was forced from office less than halfway into his fifth two-year term after the Louisiana Supreme Court sustained his conviction of two misdemeanors for bootlegging liquor through his David Drugs. (2) David penned his letter of resignation as mayor to then-Governor Robert F. Kennon, who had served as mayor of Minden from 1926 to 1928. (3) Less than a year after his 120-day sentence for illegal liquor sales, David was elected to the first of three four-year terms on the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body. |
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At-large in Ward 4:
Leland G. Mims
Frank Krouse
Frank B. Treat, Sr.
At-large in Ward 4:
Leland G. Mims
W. Nick Love
James Tenney "Jim" Branch, Jr.
John T. David, Jr.
(1) Mayor David was forced from office less than halfway into his fifth two-year term after the Louisiana Supreme Court sustained his conviction of two misdemeanors for bootlegging liquor through his David Drugs.
(2) David penned his letter of resignation as mayor to then-Governor Robert F. Kennon, who had served as mayor of Minden from 1926 to 1928.
John Thomas David, Sr. (August 30, 1897 – April 5, 1974), was a businessman who from 1946 to 1955 was the Democratic mayor of city of Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. After scandal forced him from the mayor's office, he remained the chief of the Minden Volunteer Fire Department (1934–1971), which he had first joined in 1926, and he served three terms from 1956 to 1968 on the Webster Parish Police Jury (the equivalent to county commission in other states). As mayor, David sought to increase available housing in the post-World War II era when military personnel returned home, married, and started families.
Mayor J. Frank Colbert, a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, did not seek reelection in 1946. David and three other candidates, insurance agent Castle Overstreet Holland (1895–1981), former Mayor David William Thomas, and businessman Homer D. Acklen, hence entered the Democratic primary. Holland, who had been a member of the United States Marine Corps during World War I, was active in the American Legion, the Minden Chamber of Commerce, and the Lions Club. He was later named president of the former People's Bank and Trust Company in Minden. Holland led David in the primary by 19 votes, and the two entered a May 7 runoff election, in which David prevailed, 1,064-844.
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