David B. Samuel

For other people of the same name, see David Samuel (disambiguation).
David Baxter Samuel
Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish (at-large)
In office
1912–1916
Preceded by

At-large delegation:
W.H.B. Croom
Henry Hunsicker
Leon P. Smith

Lee Emmett Thomas
Succeeded by

At-large delegation:
George Dimick
James Stuart Douglas
John McW. Ford

Perry Keith
Municipal Judge in Shreveport, Louisiana
In office
1916–1937
Personal details
Born (1874-05-08)May 8, 1874
Little Rock, Pulaski County
Arkansas, USA
Died May 24, 1937(1937-05-24) (aged 63)
Resting place Stoner Avenue Jewish Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Blanche Daniel Samuel
Children One daughter
Parents John Maurice and Cecelia Schwartz Samuel
Residence Shreveport, Louisiana
Alma mater University of Arkansas Law School
Occupation Attorney
Religion Jewish

David Baxter Samuel (May 8, 1874 May 24, 1937), was an attorney, jurist, and Democratic politician in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana.

Samuel was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Peabody High School there. He obtained his legal credentials from the University of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville. He moved to Shreveport in 1900. He was a member of both the American and Louisiana bar associations.

He married the former Blanche Daniel of Lonoke, the seat of Lonoke County near Little Rock. They had one daughter.

Samuel was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1912 and served a single term until 1916. Samuel had three at-large colleagues from Caddo Parish prior to the implementation of single-member districts in 1972, Joseph E. Johnston, Jr., Perry P. Keith, and Speaker Lee Emmett Thomas.[1] Samuel was elected Shreveport municipal judge in 1916, a position which he retained for the remainder of his life.

Samuel was a member of B'Nai Zion Jewish congregation. He also joined the El Karubah Shrine Temple, the Elks, the Freemasons, the Knights of Pythias, and the Woodmen of the World, all in Shreveport.

He is interred at the Stoner Avenue Jewish Cemetery in Shreveport.

References

  1. "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved March 22, 2012.

"David B. Samuel", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 2 (1988), p. 714

Lilla McLure and J. Ed Howe, History of Shreveport and Shreveport Builders (1937)

Samuel obituaries, Shreveport Times, May 25, 1937; (defunct) Shreveport Journal, May 24–25, 1937

Political offices
Preceded by
At-large delegation:

W.H.B. Croom
Henry Hunsicker
Leon P. Smith
Lee Emmett Thomas

Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish (at-large)

David Baxter Samuel
19121916

Succeeded by
At-large delegation:

George Dimick
James Stuart Douglas
John McWilliams Ford
Perry Keith

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