David B. Samuel
| David Baxter Samuel | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish (at-large) | |
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In office 1912–1916 | |
| Preceded by |
At-large delegation: |
| Succeeded by |
At-large delegation: |
| Municipal Judge in Shreveport, Louisiana | |
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In office 1916–1937 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 8, 1874 Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas, USA |
| Died | May 24, 1937 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Stoner Avenue Jewish Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche Daniel Samuel |
| Children | One daughter |
| Parents | John Maurice and Cecelia Schwartz Samuel |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Jewish |
David Baxter Samuel (May 8, 1874 – May 24, 1937), was an attorney, jurist, and Democratic politician in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana.
Samuel was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Peabody High School there. He obtained his legal credentials from the University of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville. He moved to Shreveport in 1900. He was a member of both the American and Louisiana bar associations.
He married the former Blanche Daniel of Lonoke, the seat of Lonoke County near Little Rock. They had one daughter.
Samuel was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1912 and served a single term until 1916. Samuel had three at-large colleagues from Caddo Parish prior to the implementation of single-member districts in 1972, Joseph E. Johnston, Jr., Perry P. Keith, and Speaker Lee Emmett Thomas.[1] Samuel was elected Shreveport municipal judge in 1916, a position which he retained for the remainder of his life.
Samuel was a member of B'Nai Zion Jewish congregation. He also joined the El Karubah Shrine Temple, the Elks, the Freemasons, the Knights of Pythias, and the Woodmen of the World, all in Shreveport.
He is interred at the Stoner Avenue Jewish Cemetery in Shreveport.
References
- ↑ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
"David B. Samuel", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 2 (1988), p. 714
Lilla McLure and J. Ed Howe, History of Shreveport and Shreveport Builders (1937)
Samuel obituaries, Shreveport Times, May 25, 1937; (defunct) Shreveport Journal, May 24–25, 1937
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by At-large delegation: W.H.B. Croom |
Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish (at-large)
David Baxter Samuel |
Succeeded by At-large delegation: George Dimick |