Maurice Riemer Calhoun, Sr.
Louisiana State Senator for DeSoto and Caddo parishes (now District 38)
In office
1944–1952
Preceded byLloyd Hendrick
Joe T. Cawthorn
Succeeded byB. H. "Johnny" Rogers
Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1909-04-05)April 5, 1909
Place of birth missing
DiedAugust 4, 1994(1994-08-04) (aged 85)
Mansfield, DeSoto Parish
Louisiana, USA
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)(1) Clista Andrews Calhoun (married 1933–1952, her death)
(2) Evelyn Hope Ryder Calhoun (married c. 1955-1994, his death)
ChildrenFrom first marriage:

Riemer Calhoun, Jr.
Carolyn C. Huckabay

Thomas Allen Calhoun
Parent(s)Murry A. and Ruby Calhoun
Residence(s)Mansfield, Louisiana
Alma materCentenary College of Louisiana
OccupationBusinessman; farmer

Maurice Riemer Calhoun Sr. (April 5, 1909 – August 4, 1994),[1] was Louisiana politician who served in the Louisiana State Senate as a Democrat from 1944 to 1952, representing parts of DeSoto and Caddo parish.[2]

Calhoun later managed the 1952 presidential campaign in DeSoto Parish for Republican presidential nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower, who won the parish,[3] but lost the electoral vote of Louisiana.

References

  1. ^ "M. Riemer Calhoun". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880–2011" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ Sarah Stokes (October 17, 1952). "Gleanings". Mansfield, Louisiana, Enterprise-Progress. p. 13. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
Political offices Preceded byLloyd Hendrick Joe T. Cawthorn Louisiana State Senator for DeSoto and Caddo parishesMaurice Riemer Calhoun, Sr.(alongside Lloyd Hendrick in first term and Charles Emery Tooke, Jr., in second term) 1944–1952 Succeeded byB. H. "Johnny" Rogers Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.
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