Keith M. Pyburn
| Keith M. Pyburn, Sr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for Caddo Parish | |
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In office 1948–1952 |
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| Born |
Dodson, Winn Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died |
May 22, 1967 (aged 56) |
| Cause of death | Brief illness |
| Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Owen Pyburn |
| Children | Dennis M., John O. and Keith M. Pyburn, Jr. |
| Parents | Dennis Mackey and Maggie Helen McBride Pyburn |
| Residence | Shreveport, Caddo Parish |
| Alma mater | Tulane University Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist Church |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
At-large membership:
Wellborn Jack
Turner B. Morgan
Jasper K. Smith
At-large membership:
Wellborn Jack
Algie D. Brown
James C. Gardner
May 22, 1967 (aged 56)
Rochester, Olmsted County
Keith M. Pyburn, Sr. (December 21, 1910 – May 22, 1967), was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Shreveport in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. From 1948 to 1952, during the second administration of Governor Earl Kemp Long, he held one of the then four at-large seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Caddo Parish, since under single-member districting.
A native of Dodson in Winn Parish in North Louisiana, Pyburn was the youngest of nine children of Dennis Mackey Pyburn (1856-1918) and the former Maggie Helen McBride (1867-1956). His mother was a pioneer settler of north Louisiana, a Baptist, an education graduate of Northwestern State University in , Louisiana, and a resident of Ruston from 1925 until her death.
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