John J. Doles

Businessperson, Politician

1895 – 2004

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Who was John J. Doles?

John Jones Doles, Sr., was a banker in Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish who served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1952 to 1956, the tenure corresponding with the administration of Governor Robert F. Kennon.

Doles had been a roommate at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge of future Governor Earl Kemp Long, but as an independent Democrat in the Senate, he often clashed with his still personal friend Long. On leaving the Senate, Doles was from 1956 to 1957 the president of the Louisiana Bankers Association.

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Born
Apr 26, 1895
Plain Dealing
Also known as
  • John Doles
Religion
  • Presbyterianism
Profession
Education
  • Louisiana State University
Died
Apr 1, 2004
Shreveport

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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