Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick
Politician
Edith Aurelia Killgore Kirkpatrick (November 14, 1918 – April 15, 2014) was a music educator from Baton Rouge who served on the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education from 1977—1989, the superboard which must approve education budgets presented to the state legislature. She is also a former member of the executive board of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. She is the widow of businessman Claude Kirkpatrick, a former Democratic state representative (1952—1960) from Jennings, the seat of Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana. Claude Kirkpatrick also ran for governor in the 1963 primary.
Personal facts
Birth date | November 14, 1918 |
Birth place | Louisiana , Claiborne Parish Louisiana , Lisbon Louisiana , United States |
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Residence | Louisiana , Baton Rouge Louisiana , East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana |
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