Billy Boles (April 30, 1927 – August 16, 2008) was an American

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...

and politician. He served as a Democratic member of the

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Life and career

Boles was born in Rayville, Louisiana. He attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Louisiana Tech University and Louisiana State University. In 1952, Boles was elected to the

, succeeding

Ralph E. King Ralph Elijah King, Sr. (June 16, 1902 – December 2, 1974), was a physician from Winnsboro, Louisiana, who served three non-consecutive terms in the Louisiana State Senate The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is t ...

. He served until 1956, when he was succeeded by King. In 2004, he was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. Boles died in August 2008, at the age of 81.

References

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