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==Background==
==Background==
Paxton was born and reared in Madison Parish, one of four sons and two daughters of Albert Henry Paxton, Sr. (1922-2015), and the former Valeria Logue, who predeceased her husband. The senior Paxton, a native of Warren County, [[Mississippi]], served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He owned and operated Paxton Quarter Horses and LaClede Plantation in Tallulah in Madison Parish. He was a nationally known breeder of quarter horses, having served as the first president of the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association. A lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association, he was inducted in 2002 into the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame.<ref name=father>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=albert-henry-paxton&pid=175044481&fhid=20713#sthash.kcnVprru.dpuf|title=Albert Henry Paxton, Sr.|newspaper=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref>
Paxton was born and reared in Madison Parish, one of four sons and two daughters of Albert Henry Paxton, Sr. (1922-2015), and the former Valeria Logue, who predeceased her husband. The senior Paxton, a native of Warren County, [[Mississippi]], served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He owned and operated Paxton Quarter Horses and LaClede Plantation in Tallulah in Madison Parish. He was a nationally known breeder of quarter horses, having served as the first president of the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association. A lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association, he was inducted in 2002 into the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame.<ref name=father>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=albert-henry-paxton&pid=175044481&fhid=20713#sthash.kcnVprru.dpuf|title=Albert Henry Paxton, Sr.|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref>
Like his father, Paxton graduated from [[Mississippi State University]] in Starkville, Mississippi. While the senior Paxton studied [[engineering]],<ref name=father/> Jim Paxton received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1985. In 1988, he obtained his law degree from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=sixthda/>
Like his father, Paxton graduated from [[Mississippi State University]] in Starkville, Mississippi. While the senior Paxton studied [[engineering]],<ref name=father/> Jim Paxton received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1985. In 1988, he obtained his law degree from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=sixthda/>