Monnie T. Cheves
| Monnie Tom Cheves | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative for Natchitoches Parish | |
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In office 1952–1960 |
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| Preceded by | Roy Sanders |
| Succeeded by | Curtis Boozman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 14, 1902 Place of birth missing |
| Died | August 14, 1988 (aged 86) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Resting place | Fern Park Cemetery in , Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryne Cheves |
| Children | Stepson John M. Dozier, Jr. |
| Residence |
Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | College professor |
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Marianna, Florida
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Monnie Tom Cheves (February 14, 1902 – August 14, 1988) was a college professor from, among other residences, , Louisiana, who served from 1952 to 1960 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from .
Cheves was the son of Thomas Taylor Cheves (1862-1941), a native of Bibb County, near Macon in central Georgia, and the former Miranda Hall (1868-1953). It is unclear where he was born. He had an older brother Joseph Bruce Cheves (1894-1965) of Natchitoches, and three sisters, Stella M. Cheves (1898-1986) of Natchitoches, Gem Vera Nash (1906-1988) of Many in Sabine Parish, and Billie Cloyce Cheves Cappel (1923-1978), the wife of the late Malcolm Nugent Cappel, Sr.; the Cappels are interred in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Cheves graduated c. 1919 from Natchitoches High School, known since desegregation as . He obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, respectively. For his master's thesis he wrote in 1936 a biography of James Benjamin Aswell, entitled The educational and political career of James Benjamin Aswell. James Aswell represented Louisiana's 8th congressional district, since disbanded, from 1913 to 1931, was Louisiana superintendent of education from 1904 to 1908, and was also a president of both NSU and Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.
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