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'''John David Batton''', known as '''J. D. Batton''' (February 13, 1911 – February 10, 1981),<ref name=battondies>"Former Chief, J. D. Batton, Succumbs", ''Minden Press-Herald'', February 10, 1981, p. 1.</ref> was from 1952 to 1964 the [[sheriff]] of his native Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. He was defeated after three terms by O. H. Haynes, Jr., a fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and the son of the former sheriff, [[O. H. Haynes, Sr.]], whom Batton had himself unseated twelve years earlier.
'''John David Batton''', known as '''J. D. Batton''' (February 13, 1911 – February 10, 1981),<ref name=battondies>"Former Chief, Sheriff J. D. Batton, Succumbs", ''Minden Press-Herald'', February 10, 1981, p. 1.</ref> was from 1952 to 1964 the [[sheriff]] of his native Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. He was defeated after three terms by O. H. Haynes, Jr., a fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and the son of the former sheriff, [[O. H. Haynes, Sr.]], whom Batton had himself unseated twelve years earlier.
==Background==
==Background==