Joseph Barton Elam, Jr.
| Joseph Barton Elam Jr. | |
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| Mayor of Mansfield, DeSoto Parish Louisiana, USA |
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In office 1914–1920 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 1, 1878 Mansfield, Louisiana |
| Died | October 24, 1935 (aged 57) Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Highland Cemetery in Mansfield |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Taylor Elam |
| Relations |
Charles Wheaton Elam (brother) |
| Children |
Joseph Barton Elam, III |
| Parents | Mary Elizabeth Stewart Elam |
| Residence | Mansfield, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Sewanee University |
| Profession |
Lawyer, businessman |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Charles Wheaton Elam (brother)
Joseph Barton Elam, III
Johnetta Elam
Mary Stewart Elam
Lawyer, businessman
Joseph Barton Elam Jr. (June 1, 1878 – October 24, 1935), was a politician, businessman, and journalist in his native Mansfield in DeSoto Parish in northwestern Louisiana.
Elam was the son of the former Mary Elizabeth Stewart and Joseph Barton Elam, Sr., a lawyer who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives, as Speaker during the American Civil War, and thereafter in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th congressional district.
Elam graduated from Sewanee University in Sewanee, Tennessee. He worked as a journalist in Chicago, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, and Oklahoma, before he returned to Mansfield, where he studied law privately and organized the DeSoto Abstract Company. He founded the newspaper, the Mansfield Progress, which merged with the Mansfield Enterprise, of which he became the editor. On June 25, 1912, he married the former Margaret Taylor, daughter of Johnetta Morgan and James Taylor of Nashville, Tennessee and Cleburne, Texas, respectively. Their children were Joseph Barton, III (born 1914), Johnetta (born 1915), Mary Stewart (born 1917), and Margaret Taylor (1919-1977).
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