R. Harmon Drew, Sr.
Judge, Politician
1917 – 1995
Who was R. Harmon Drew, Sr.?
Richard Harmon Drew, Sr., was a fourth generation judge and a Democratic state representative who was descended from pioneer families of Webster Parish in North Louisiana. The first Drew in the area, Newett Drew, established a grist mill on Dorcheat Bayou in 1818 in what became the former community of Overton, subsequently obliterated by yellow fever. Drew's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all held judicial positions in either the city of Minden, or Webster and surrounding parishes. His son, Richard Harmon Drew, Jr., of Minden is currently serving his second 10-year term on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in Shreveport.
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- Born
- Feb 5, 1917
Minden - Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Louisiana State University
- Louisiana Tech University
- Minden High School
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Kemper Military School
- Lived in
- Minden
- Louisiana
- Died
- Dec 18, 1995
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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