William J. Fleniken
| William Joseph Fleniken, Sr. | |
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| U. S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in Shreveport | |
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In office |
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| Preceded by | Harvey Locke Carey (August to December 1950) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Wilson |
| Judge of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court for Caddo and DeSoto parishes | |
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In office November 1961 – December 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Robert J. O'Neal |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1908 |
| Died | May 5, 1979 (aged 70) Shreveport, Caddo Parish |
| Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn Connerton Fleniken (married 1935-1979, his death) |
| Children | William J. Fleniken, Jr. |
| Parents | Joseph Jackson and Julia Smith Fleniken |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
C. E. Byrd High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
In office
April 23, 1952 – August 1953
Acting U.S. Attorney: May to August 1950
September 8, 1908
Benson
DeSoto Parish
C. E. Byrd High School
Centenary College of Louisiana
University of Houston Law Center
Special study:
William Joseph Fleniken, Sr. (September 8, 1908 – May 5, 1979), was a lawyer from Shreveport, Louisiana, who served as U. S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana from 1950 to 1953 and on the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court from 1961 until 1978, shortly before his death.
Fleniken's ancestors settled in DeSoto Parish in northwestern Louisiana prior to the American Civil War. He was among at least seven children, two brothers and four sisters, born in rural Benson in DeSoto Parish to Joseph Jackson Fleniken (1867-1951) and the former Julia Smith (1873-1947). With his parents, he relocated to Shreveport while he was a child. Joseph and Julia Fleniken, along with another son, Judge Fleniken's brother, Curran S. Fleniken (1907-1982), are interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Texarkana in Miller County in southwestern Arkansas. Fleniken graduated from C. E. Byrd High School and attended Centenary College, both institutions near the other in Shreveport. He graduated from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the practice of law. For eight years thereafter, he was associated with the legal department of the Kansas City Southern-Louisiana and Arkansas Railway.
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