Jackson B. Davis

Jackson B. Davis
Louisiana State Senator for Caddo and Bossier parishes (later District 37)
In office
1956–1980
Preceded byCharles Emery Tooke Jr.
B. H. "Johnny" Rogers
Succeeded bySydney B. Nelson
Personal details
Born
Jackson Beauregard Davis

(1918-03-27)March 27, 1918
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 22, 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 98)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse
Rosemary Slattery Davis
(m. 1944)
Children4
Parent(s)Jesse Octo
Litha Pittman Davis
Residence(s)Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materLouisiana College
Northwestern State University
Louisiana State University
OccupationLawyer
(1) A Democrat, Davis repudiated U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 general election and instead supported Republican Barry Goldwater. (2) Davis spent his entire United States Navy service (1941–1946) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Jackson Beauregard Davis Sr. (March 27, 1918 – August 22, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician based in Shreveport, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate from 1956 to 1980.[1]

  1. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2008" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2009.