Ragan Madden
| Ragan Dupree Madden | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for Lincoln Parish (later District 12) | |
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In office 1940–1949 |
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| Preceded by | T. Ashley Wright |
| Succeeded by |
Carroll G. Jones (interim) |
| District Attorney of 3rd Judicial District (Lincoln and Union parishes) | |
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In office 1949 – January 1979 |
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| Succeeded by | Tommy Jess Adkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1910 Simsboro, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | 1990 (aged c. 80) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Simsboro Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Elizabeth Burt Madden (married 1936-1990, his death) |
| Children |
Dr. Ragan Burt Madden |
| Parents | Thomas Wade and Virgie Braswell Madden |
| Residence | Ruston, Lincoln Parish |
| Alma mater |
Simsboro High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | United Methodist Church |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Carroll G. Jones (interim)
Dr. Ragan Burt Madden
Betty Madden Harrison
Marilyn Madden Hill
Simsboro High School
Louisiana State University
Ragan Dupree Madden (1910 – 1990) was a long-serving public official from Lincoln Parish in North Louisiana. From 1940 to 1949, he was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. From 1949 to 1979, he was the five-term district attorney for Lincoln and Union parishes.
Madden was born to Thomas Wade Madden (1874-1938) and the former Virgie Braswell (1883-1964) in Simsboro in western Lincoln Parish but spent his working life in Ruston, the parish seat of government. He graduated from Simsboro High School, Louisiana State University, and in 1933 the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. He graduated a year before another aspiring Louisiana politician, Mayor deLesseps Story Morrison of New Orleans. Admitted to the practice of law in 1934, he was active in the bar association at all levels and was a partner with state Representative L.D. "Buddy" Napper. Early in his career, Madden was allied with the Long faction of Louisiana politics.
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