Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.

Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.
Louisiana State Senator from Desoto and Caddo parishes
In office
1944–1952
Preceded by Riemer Calhoun

Lloyd Hendrick

Succeeded by B. H. "Johnny" Rogers

Jackson B. Davis

Personal details
Born July 19, 1912
DeRidder
Beauregard Parish
Louisiana, USA
Died September 1986 (aged 74)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Resting place Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Lucia Frances Von Beck Tooke (married 1945-1981, her death)
Children Marjorie Claire Tooke Gholson

Charles Emery Tooke, III

Residence Shreveport, Louisiana
Occupation Lawyer
Military service
Service/branch United States Navy

United States Naval Reserve

Rank Lieutenant in Pacific Theater of Operations
Battles/wars World War II

Charles Emery Tooke, Jr. (July 19, 1912 September 1986),[1] was an attorney from Shreveport, Louisiana,[2] who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate from 1948 to 1956, alongside, first, Riemer Calhoun and, then, B. H. "Johnny" Rogers, both of DeSoto Parish.[3]

Tooke was born in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana, to Charles Tooke, Sr. (1880-1951), a native of Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana, and the former Bessie Lee Roberts (1887-1961). He had a brother, Jack Roberts Tooke (1918-1972), and a sister, Sarah Katherine Tooke Pankey (1914-2012), who was an educator, primarily in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.[4]

Tooke was a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve during World War II. He worked in the military government and civil affairs of the Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Tooke and his wife, the former Lucia Frances Von Beck (1915-1981), a native of Georgia,[2] had a daughter,[1] Marjorie Claire Tooke Gholson[5] (born c. 1952) and a son, Charles Emery Tooke, III (born 1955) of Fort Worth, Texas.[6]

Tooke is interred at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.". records.ancestry.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Floyd Medals". floydmedals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011". legis.state.la.us. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. "Sarah Katherine Tooke Pankey". Monroe News-Star. June 16, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.". geni.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  6. "Charles Emery Tooke". peoplefinders.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
Lloyd Hendrick

Riemer Calhoun

Louisiana State Senator for DeSoto and Caddo parishes

Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.
(alongside Riemer Calhoun in first term and B. H. "Johnny" Rogers in second term)
1948 1956

Succeeded by
B. H. "Johnny" Rogers

Jackson B. Davis