Milton Joseph "Joe" Cunningham | |
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| Attorney General of Louisiana | |
| In office 1884–1888 | |
| Governor | Samuel Douglas McEnery |
| Preceded by | James C. Egan |
| Succeeded by | Walter Henry Rogers |
| In office 1892–1900 | |
| Governor | Murphy J. Foster, Sr. |
| Preceded by | Walter Henry Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Walter Guion |
| Louisiana State Senator from Natchitoches and DeSoto parishes | |
| In office 1880–1884 | |
| Succeeded by | Two-member delegation: J. Fisher Smith |
| Louisiana State Representative | |
| In office 1878–1880 | |
| Preceded by | Three-member delegation: L. G. Barron |
| Succeeded by | Two-member delegation: James H. Cosgrove |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1842 DeSoto ParishLouisiana, USA |
| Died | October 19, 1916 (aged 74) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Atherosclerosis |
| Resting place | American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Thalia Allen Tharp (married 1866-1872, her death) (2) Anne Peyton (married 1874-1878, her death) |
| Relations | W. Peyton Cunningham (grandson) Mildred Methvin (great-great-granddaughter) |
| Children | Twelve children, including: Charles Milton Cunningham |
| Parent(s) | John Hamilton and Ann Buie Cunningham |
| Occupation | Attorney Landowner |
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Milton Joseph Cunningham, also known as Joe Cunningham (March 10, 1842 – October 19, 1916) was a Louisiana attorney and politician who served as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1884 to 1888, and from 1892 to 1900.
As Attorney General he submitted the legal brief to the Supreme Court in the case Plessy v. Ferguson arguing in favor of separate rail cars for people of different races.[1]
Cunningham served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1878 to 1880 and in the Louisiana State Senate from 1880 to 1884.[2]
