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==Background==
==Background==
Harmon Caldwell Drew was a son of [[Richard Cleveland Drew]], also a judge of the district and circuit courts, and the former Katie Caldwell (1859–1936). His paternal grandfather was [[Richard Maxwell Drew]], a district judge and state representative. In 1818, R. M. Drew's father, Newett Drew, founded the Overton community, the first settlement in Webster Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mindenmemories.org/Drew%20Family.htm; no longer on-line.</ref>
Harmon Caldwell Drew was a son of [[Richard Cleveland Drew]], also a judge of the district and circuit courts, and the former Katie Caldwell (1859–1936). His paternal grandfather was [[Richard Maxwell Drew]], a district judge and state representative. In 1818, R. M. Drew's father, Newett Drew, founded the Overton community, the first settlement in Webster Parish.<ref>Drew Family, [http://www.mindenmemories.org/Drew%20Family.htm], no longer on-line.</ref>
After graduation from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], formerly the Minden Male Academy, Drew attended from 1904 to 1910 [[Louisiana State University]] and its Paul M. Hebert Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He was affiliated with Kappa Sigma fraternity and the national honor society, Phi Kappa Phi.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' June 5, 1930, p. 1.</ref> He played [[football]] for the LSU Tigers<ref name=eulogize/> and was the starting left guard on the 1909 team.<ref>[[Louisiana State University]] Tigers, 1909 team roster.</ref> He participated in the first international game in [[Cuba]] against Havana University.<ref name=eulogize>"Eulogize Late Minden Judge in Court Today," ''Minden Press,'' March 4, 1957, p. 1.</ref>
After graduation from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], formerly the Minden Male Academy, Drew attended from 1904 to 1910 [[Louisiana State University]] and its Paul M. Hebert Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He was affiliated with Kappa Sigma fraternity and the national honor society, Phi Kappa Phi.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' June 5, 1930, p. 1.</ref> He played [[football]] for the LSU Tigers<ref name=eulogize/> and was the starting left guard on the 1909 team.<ref>[[Louisiana State University]] Tigers, 1909 team roster.</ref> He participated in the first international game in [[Cuba]] against Havana University.<ref name=eulogize>"Eulogize Late Minden Judge in Court Today," ''Minden Press,'' March 4, 1957, p. 1.</ref>