Jackson Beauregard Davis Sr. (March 27, 1918 – August 22, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician based in
Shreveport
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,
Louisiana
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, who served as a
Democrat
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Politics
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in the
Louisiana State Senate
The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Composition
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from 1956 to 1980.
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1918 births
2016 deaths
People from Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Politicians from Shreveport, Louisiana
Louisiana lawyers
Democratic Party Louisiana state senators
United States Navy personnel of World War II
United States Navy officers
Louisiana Christian University alumni
Northwestern State University alumni
Louisiana State University Law Center alumni
Baptists from Louisiana
Writers from Louisiana
20th-century American lawyers
20th-century Baptists