Noah W. Cross
| Noah Webster Cross | |
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| Sheriff of Concordia Parish, Louisiana | |
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In office July 1, 1944 – July 1948 |
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| Preceded by | Hartwell Love |
| Succeeded by | Hartwell Love |
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In office July 1952 – April 4, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Hartwell Love |
| Succeeded by | Fred L. Schiele |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 3, 1908 Monterey Concordia Parish |
| Died | November 22, 1976 (aged 68) Ferriday Concordia Parish |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Iola May Denham Cross (1910-1997) |
| Children |
Diane C. Brakinridge |
| Alma mater |
Ferriday High School |
| Occupation | Sheriff |
| Religion | United Methodist |
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(1) Long-serving Sheriff Cross was forced from office in the first half of his seventh non-consecutive term after he lost his appeal of a conviction of two counts of procuring bribes to protect prostitution and gambling interests. (2) One of Cross' sons-in-law, Roger Wilson (1948-2006), began his own 40-year career in law enforcement as a deputy to his future father-in-law. (3) Former State Representative Fred L. Schiele was appointed sheriff (pending a special election) by Governor Edwin Washington Edwards when Cross vacated the office. |
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Diane C. Brakinridge
Kay Faulkner
Ferriday High School
(1) Long-serving Sheriff Cross was forced from office in the first half of his seventh non-consecutive term after he lost his appeal of a conviction of two counts of procuring bribes to protect prostitution and gambling interests.
(2) One of Cross' sons-in-law, Roger Wilson (1948-2006), began his own 40-year career in law enforcement as a deputy to his future father-in-law.
Noah Webster Cross (October 3, 1908 – November 22, 1976) was a controversial Democratic sheriff from Ferriday in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana, who served from July 1, 1944 until July 1948 and again from July 1952 until April 4, 1973, when a conviction for perjury and a failed appeal forced him into federal prison. Cross was succeeded by Fred L. Schiele (1933–2002), a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, who was appointed by Governor Edwin Washington Edwards, pending a special election, to fill the remainder of Cross' term. Schiele had run unsuccessfully in the 1967 primary against Cross. At the time of his resignation, Cross was the senior sheriff in Louisiana in terms of service.
Cross was born in Monterey in Concordia Parish to Marsalin Gillis Cross and the former Lydia Catherine Wilson. He attended Ferriday High School and Louisiana Tech University. He married the former Iola May Denham (February 28, 1910 – July 23, 1997) of Baton Rouge, Cross began his career in 1927 with the William Campbell Nabors Oil Company. Iola Cross was an English teacher at Ferriday High School. The couple had three daughters: Diane Brakinridge, Kay Faulkner, and Lydia C. Wilson (born August 23, 1950).
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