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| term_start=1914 ​

| term_start=1914 ​

| term_end=1920 ​

| term_end=1920 ​

| predecessor =​

| predecessor=​

| successor =​

| successor=​

| birth_date =June 1, 1878}​

| birth_date =June 1, 1878​

| birth_place = Mansfield, Louisiana​

| birth_place=Mansfield, Louisiana​

| death_date=October 24, 1935 (aged ​57)

| death_date=October 24, 1935 (aged ​57)

| death_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana​

| death_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana​

| resting_place=Highland Cemetery in Mansfield​

| resting_place=Highland Cemetery in Mansfield​

| nationality =[[United States|American]]​

| nationality=[[United States|American]]​

| spouse=Margaret Taylor Elam​

| spouse=Margaret Taylor Elam​

| children=Joseph Barton Elam, III<br>​

| children=Joseph Barton Elam, III<br>​

|religion=[[Episcopalian]]}}

|religion=[[Episcopalian]]}}

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'''Joseph Barton Elam, Jr.''' (June 1, 1878 &ndash; October 24, 1935), was a [[politician]], [[business]]man, and [[journalist]] in his native Mansfield in DeSoto Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-e/|title=ELAM, Joseph Barton, Jr. |publisher=''Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' - Electronic version, publication of the Louisiana Historical Association|language=en-US|access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>​

'''Joseph Barton Elam, Jr.''' (June 1, 1878 &ndash; October 24, 1935), was a [[politician]], [[business]]man, and [[journalist]] in his native Mansfield in DeSoto Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-e/|title=ELAM, Joseph Barton, Jr. |publisher=''Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' - Electronic version, a publication of the Louisiana Historical Association|access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>​

==Biography==

==Biography==