R. Harmon Drew Sr.
| Richard Harmon Drew Sr. | |
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Youthful portrait of R. Harmon Drew Sr.
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| Minden Ward 1 or City Judge | |
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In office 1948–1954 |
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| Preceded by | Robert "Rob" Watkins |
| Succeeded by | Cecil C. Lowe |
| Minden Ward 1 or City Judge | |
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In office 1978 – January 3, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Graydon K. Kitchens Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Marshall R. Pearce (interim) |
| Minden City Judge (interim) | |
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In office 1988–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Harmon Drew Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Cecil Campbell |
| Louisiana State Representative for District 10 (Webster Parish) |
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In office 1972–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Parey Pershing Branton Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Martin Bolin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 5, 1917 Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | December 18, 1995 (aged 78) Minden, Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Cardiovascular disease |
| Resting place | Minden Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Margaret Taylor Elam Drew (married 1940–1977, her death) (2) Chloe Waters Powell Drew (married 1978–1991, her death) |
| Relations |
Richard Maxwell Drew (great-grandfather) |
| Children |
Elizabeth Taylor Drew "Beth" White Weaver (1942–1996) |
| Parents | Annie Lucile Grigsby Drew |
| Alma mater |
Minden High School; |
| Occupation | Judge; Attorney |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II Pacific Theater of Operations |
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(1) A conservative Democrat, Drew served on his party's state executive committee, as a delegate to the 1973 state constitutional convention, and for seven years in the state legislature, but he was known for his political independence in general elections and friendship with various Republicans. (2) Drew was descended from one of the first families to have arrived in Webster Parish before the middle of the 19th century. (3) Drew served three stints as the Minden municipal judge and at one point was succeeded by and preceded by his son Harmon Drew Jr. |
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(1) Margaret Taylor Elam Drew (married 1940–1977, her death)
Richard Maxwell Drew (great-grandfather)
Richard Cleveland Drew (grandfather)
Joseph Barton Elam Sr. (wife's grandfather)
Charles Wheaton Elam (wife's uncle)
Harvey Locke Carey (former brother-in-law)
Robert Corley White (former son-in-law)
Elizabeth Taylor Drew "Beth" White Weaver (1942–1996)
Richard Harmon Drew Jr.
Minden High School;
Kemper Military School;
Louisiana Tech University;
(1) A conservative Democrat, Drew served on his party's state executive committee, as a delegate to the 1973 state constitutional convention, and for seven years in the state legislature, but he was known for his political independence in general elections and friendship with various Republicans.
(2) Drew was descended from one of the first families to have arrived in Webster Parish before the middle of the 19th century.
Richard Harmon Drew Sr. (February 5, 1917 – December 18, 1995), was a fourth generation judge and a Democratic state representative who was descended from pioneer families of Webster Parish in North Louisiana. The first Drew in the area, Newett Drew (born in 1772 in Virginia), established a grist mill on Dorcheat Bayou in 1818 in what became the former community of Overton, subsequently obliterated by yellow fever. Drew's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all held judicial positions in either the city of Minden, or Webster and surrounding parishes. As of 2011, his son Richard Harmon Drew Jr. of Minden is serving his second 10-year term on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in Shreveport.
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