Sidney McCrory
| Sidney McCrory | |
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| Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry |
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In office May 8, 1956 – May 10, 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Dave L. Pearce |
| Succeeded by | Dave L. Pearce |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sidney Jackson McCrory July 27, 1911 Hope Villa, Ascension Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 27, 1985 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Prairieville Cemetery in Prairieville, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nettie Fay Cooper McCrory |
| Children |
Sandra M. Lang |
| Parents | Cecil C. and Estelle Buffington Buillon McCrory |
| Residence | Ascension Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Entomologist |
Sandra M. Lang
Sidney Jackson McCrory (July 27, 1911 – February 27, 1985) was the Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry from 1956 to 1960 during the final term of his political ally, Governor Earl Kemp Long. He was also a key organizer in 1960 for the John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson ticket, which handily carried Louisiana's then ten electoral votes.
McCrory was one of six children born in the village of Hope Villa on Bayou Manchac in Ascension Parish near Baton Rouge to the former Estelle Buffington Buillon and Cecil C. McCrory (1880-1944), a cotton farmer and a graduate of Louisiana State University with degrees in both mechanical and electrical engineering. Cecil McCrory served as adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, which he worked to reorganize during the administration of Governor Ruffin G. Pleasant from 1916 to 1920. Cecil McCrory was the head of the national draft system during World War I. In 1927, he became county agent in Caldwell Parish south of Monroe and transferred to Caddo Parish, where in Shreveport, he was the agent for fifteen years before he returned to his farm at Hope Villa.
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