Melvin Irvin
| Melvin Irvin, Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 58 (Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, and St. James parishes) |
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In office 1984–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Camille J. Russo |
| Succeeded by | Roy Quezaire, Jr. |
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| Born |
May 4, 1942 Place of birth missing |
| Died | June 7, 2014 (aged 72) Gonzales, Ascencion Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | Christian Assembly Full Gospel Church Cemetery in Gonzales, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nell Irvin |
| Children |
Marie Neal |
| Parents | Melvin, Sr., and Laura Jenkins Irvin |
| Residence | Gonzales, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Southern University |
| Occupation | Real estate developer |
Marie Neal
Tabitha Gray
Delisa Paul
Edgar Irvin
Terance Irvin
Melvin Irvin, Jr. (May 4, 1942 – June 7, 2014), was an African-American educator and real estate developer from Gonzales, Louisiana, who was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 58 encompassing Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, and St. James parishes. Irvin was the first black to hold the District 58 seat; his tenure extended from 1984 to 1992 during the administrations of Governors Edwin Edwards and Buddy Roemer.
One of eight children of Melvin, Sr., and Laura Jenkins Irvin, Melvin Irvin graduated from the historically black Lowery High School, subsequently merged into Donaldsonville High School in Donaldsonville in west Ascension Parish, and Southern University in Baton Rouge, from which he received Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees. He was a mathematics teacher and later a supervisor of math and reading at the Louisiana Department of Education. Prior to his legislative years, Irvin was an elected member from 1972 to 1983 of the Ascension Parish School Board and from 1976 to 1978 was the first African American president of the board.
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