Robert J. Munson
| Robert Jackson Munson, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish | |
| In office 1956–1973 | |
| Preceded by | At-large members: |
| Succeeded by | Wilbur Dyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1912 Place of birth missing |
| Died | June 6, 1996 (aged 83) Alexandria, Rapides Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | Trinity Episcopal Cemetery in Cheneyville in Rapides Parish |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn Fluke Munson |
| Children | Robert Munson, II |
| Residence | Cheneyville, Louisiana |
Robert Jackson Munson, Jr. (December 9, 1912 – June 6, 1996),[1] was a Democrat from Cheneyville, Louisiana, who served from 1956 to 1973 in the Louisiana House of Representatives during the administrations of Governors Earl Kemp Long, Jimmie Davis, John McKeithen, and Edwin Edwards.[2]
Munson was at the peak of his political power as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee early in the McKeithen administration.[3]In 1972, Munson was named "Conservationist of the Year" among the elected official category by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.[4]
Munson suddenly resigned from office in September 1973. Through a special election, Wilbur Dyer, another Cheneyville Democrat, won the right in 1974 to succeed Munson. Dyer filled the seat until 1980, when Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. of south Rapides Parish was elected to the post. DeWitt was years later the House Speaker.[2]
Munson and his wife, the former Kathryn Fluke, had a son, Robert Munson, II, of Baton Rouge, who was born in Cheneyville in 1950.[5][6] Munson died in Alexandria at the age of eighty-three. He is interred at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery in Cheneyville.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Robert J. Munson". findagrave.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Rapides Parish" (PDF). house.Louisiana.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Article on House Appropriations Committee". Lake Charles American-Press. June 22, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Louisiana Wildlife Federation Conservation Award Winners" (PDF). lawildlifefed.org. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Robert Jackson Munson, Jr.". familytreemaker.genealogy.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ Munson's son and grandson are known as Robert J. Munson, II, and Robert J. Munson, III, respectively.
| Preceded by At-large members: |
Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish
Robert Jackson Munson, Jr. |
Succeeded by Wilbur Dyer |