Charles Milton Cunningham (April 2, 1877 – May 17, 1936) was a

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attorney and

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who served as a Democratic member of the

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from 1915 to 1922. Born in

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, Louisiana, Cunningham received his undergraduate degree from

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, taught briefly, and established ''The Natchitoches Times'' newspaper in 1903. He studied law, and was an unsuccessful candidate for a district judgeship in 1906.

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