Cliff Ammons Politician

Clifton R. Ammons (February 17, 1918 – July 28, 1981), known as Cliff Ammons, was an educator and businessman from Many, Louisiana, who served from 1960-1964 as a Democrat from Sabine Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is principally remembered as "the father of Toledo Bend Reservoir", a large recreational and power complex on the Louisiana/Texas border. Toledo Bend encompasses parts of four counties in Texas as well as Sabine and De Soto parishes in Louisiana. It is the largest lake in Texas and the largest waterway of its kind on the borders of Texas.Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana is much larger in area, but it is a brackish estuary and not a true lake.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Cliff Ammons
Birth dateFebruary 17, 1918
Birth place
Louisiana , Sabine Parish Louisiana , Negreet Louisiana
Date of deathJuly 28, 1981
Residence
Sabine Parish Louisiana , Many Louisiana
Education
Stephen F. Austin State University
Louisiana State University

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Office holder

officeLouisiana State Representative from Sabine Parish (at-large)
party
Democratic Party (United States)

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