Claude B. Duval Politician

Claude Berwick Duval, I (October 24, 1914 – March 3, 1986), was an attorney from his native Houma, Louisiana, and a Conservative Democrat state senator from Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes, having served from 1968 to 1980. He is best known for his profound oratory, his accommodation of Senate colleagues, his unsuccessful 1963-1964 campaign for lieutenant governor, and his opposition to the national holiday honoring civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 24, 1914
Birth place
Louisiana , Terrebonne Parish Louisiana , Houma Louisiana , United States
Religion
Episcopal Church (United States)
Date of deathMarch 03, 1986

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Office holder

officeLouisiana State Senator from Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes
party
Democratic Party (United States)

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External resources

  1. http://patriotspage.duvalfamilyassociation.com/world_war_11.htm
  2. http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
  3. http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-houma4.htm
  4. http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=HOUMA&st=LA&last=DUVAL&first=CLAUDE
  5. http://www.nicholls.edu/finaid/schol-continuing.html
  6. http://www.rootsweb.com/~laterreb/magncemi.htm