Ford Edwards Stinson, Sr. (August 24, 1914 – September 22, 1989) was a member of the

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from 1940–1944 and again from 1952-1972.

Background

He attained the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was also awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five bronze battle stars for the Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, and Northern Apennines campaigns. He was active in the

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, the

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, the Community Chest, and the

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."Ford E. Stinson Seeks D.A. Post for This District", ''Minden Herald'', July 9, 1948, pp. 1,6 In November 2013, he was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana State University Military Hall of Honor.

Personal life

Stinson and his wife, the former Edna Earle Richardson of Shreveport, had a daughter, Mary Carol, a daughter, Janet, and a son, Ford E. Stinson, Jr., a former 26th Judicial District

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based in Benton. The junior Stinson announced his retirement at the end of 2014 after eighteen years in the position."Judge Ford Stinson to retire at end of term", ''

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'', January 16, 2014, p. 1 One of his grandsons, Douglas M. Stinson, was elected 26th Judicial District judge on March 26, 2022.

References

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