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| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana​

| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana​

| resting_place=Resthaven Mausoleum in Baton Rouge​

| resting_place=Resthaven Mausoleum in Baton Rouge​

| residence=[[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], Webster Parish (1930-1950

| residence=[[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], Webster Parish (1930-1950)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana​ (after 1950)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana​ (after 1950)

| spouse=Cora Herring Lindsey (married, 1914-1968, his death)​

| spouse=Cora Herring Lindsey (married, 1914-1968, his death)​

Lindsey was born to Rufus B. Lindsey, a native of Webster Parish, when it was part of  Claiborne Parish, and the former Lydia Hamilton in Dry Creek in Calcasieu Parish (now Allen Parish) near [[Lake Charles]] in southwestern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm and was reared by his maternal grandparents, the Reverend Isaac Hamilton and the former Lydia Eliza Simmons. He lived for a time in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish,  and attended the "Ten Mile School" and Oakdale High School in Oakdale in Allen Parish. Lindsey taught school for a time and was assistant state treasurer under Howell Morgan. He was also a former clerk of the Allen Parish Police Jury (the parish governing body akin to the county commission in other states).<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], ''A History of Louisiana,'' Vol. 2, ([[Chicago]]  and [[New York]]: American Historical Society, 1925), p. 169.</ref>​

Lindsey was born to Rufus B. Lindsey, a native of Webster Parish, when it was part of  Claiborne Parish, and the former Lydia Hamilton in Dry Creek in Calcasieu Parish (now Allen Parish) near [[Lake Charles]] in southwestern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm and was reared by his maternal grandparents, the Reverend Isaac Hamilton and the former Lydia Eliza Simmons. He lived for a time in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish,  and attended the "Ten Mile School" and Oakdale High School in Oakdale in Allen Parish. Lindsey taught school for a time and was assistant state treasurer under Howell Morgan. He was also a former clerk of the Allen Parish Police Jury (the parish governing body akin to the county commission in other states).<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], ''A History of Louisiana,'' Vol. 2, ([[Chicago]]  and [[New York]]: American Historical Society, 1925), p. 169.</ref>​

In 1921, Lindsey received his LL.D. from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. That same year he represented Allen Parish in the Louisiana Constitutional Convention.<ref name=lah>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225122057/http://www.lahistory.org/site29.php|title=Isaac Coleman Lindsey|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 1921, Lindsey received his LL.D. from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. That same year he represented Allen Parish in the Louisiana Constitutional Convention.<ref name=lah>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225122057/http://www.lahistory.org/site29.php|title=Isaac Coleman Lindsey|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref>

At this time, Lindsey was already married for seven years to the former Cora Herring (April 8, 1894 &mdash; December 1973), a native of Rosebud in Falls County near Temple, [[Texas]], and he was then the father of two sons, Rufus Jason Lindsey (born 1916) and Douglas Hamilton Lindsey (1919–2006). Rufus Lindsey became a playwright in [[London]], [[England]], and a friend of numerous Hollywood stars.<ref>Joan Wiley Luck (daughter of former Webster Parish Clerk of Court [[Clarence D. Wiley]]), "Days Gone By II, Mindenmemories.org, no longer on-line; the website had a photo of Rufus Lindsey with [[Joan Crawford]].</ref> Douglas Lindsey was the salutatorian of the 1936 graduating class of [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]].<ref>"Claybrook Cottingham (President of [[Louisiana College]]) to Deliver Student Address," ''Minden Signal-Tribune'' and ''Springhill Journal,'' April 28, 1936, p. 1.</ref>​

At this time, Lindsey was already married for seven years to the former Cora Herring (April 8, 1894 &mdash; December 1973), a native of Rosebud in Falls County near Temple, [[Texas]], and he was then the father of two sons, Rufus Jason Lindsey (born 1916) and Douglas Hamilton Lindsey (1919–2006). Rufus Lindsey became a playwright in [[London]], [[England]], and a friend of numerous Hollywood stars.<ref>Joan Wiley Luck (daughter of former Webster Parish Clerk of Court [[Clarence D. Wiley]]), "Days Gone By II, Mindenmemories.org, no longer on-line; the website had a photo of Rufus Lindsey with [[Joan Crawford]].</ref> Douglas Lindsey was the salutatorian of the 1936 graduating class of [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]].<ref>"Claybrook Cottingham (President of [[Louisiana College]]) to Deliver Student Address," ''Minden Signal-Tribune'' and ''Springhill Journal,'' April 28, 1936, p. 1.</ref>​

 

==Political life==

==Political life==

In 1950, Lindsey, a member of the East Baton Rouge Bar Association, became a judge for the 19th Judicial District, Division D, a position that he held for the remainder of his life. He was known for banning the [[NAACP]] from operating in the state of Louisiana under a 1924 law originally designed to ban the Ku Klux Klan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19560425-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#|title=Louisiana outlaws NAACP under old Ku Klux Klan Ban|publisher=''The Stanford Daily''|date=April 25, 1956|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref> He served as presiding judge from 1960 to 1968. Lindsey was active in the Knights Templar and the Masonic lodge and its related component, the Shriners.<ref name=lah/> Lindsey wrote at least three scholarly works, including ''The Courts of Louisiana.''<ref>"Senator Lindsey Writes Textbook," ''Webster Review,'' April 4, 1938, p. 1.</ref>​

In 1950, Lindsey, a member of the East Baton Rouge Bar Association, became a judge for the 19th Judicial District, Division D, a position that he held for the remainder of his life. He was known for banning the [[NAACP]] from operating in the state of Louisiana under a 1924 law originally designed to ban the Ku Klux Klan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19560425-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#|title=Louisiana outlaws NAACP under old Ku Klux Klan Ban|publisher=''The Stanford Daily''|date=April 25, 1956|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref> He served as presiding judge from 1960 to 1968. Lindsey was active in the Knights Templar and the Masonic lodge and its related component, the Shriners.<ref name=lah/> Lindsey wrote at least three scholarly works, including ''The Courts of Louisiana.''<ref>"Senator Lindsey Writes Textbook," ''Webster Review,'' April 4, 1938, p. 1.</ref>​

 

Lindsey was a [[Southern Baptist]] lay speaker and deacon.<ref>"Attorney to speak to local church group," ''Minden Herald,'' February 14, 1947, p. 1.</ref> He is entombed at Resthaven Mausoleum in Baton Rouge.<ref name=lah/>​

Lindsey was a [[Southern Baptist]] lay speaker and deacon.<ref>"Attorney to speak to local church group," ''Minden Herald,'' February 14, 1947, p. 1.</ref> He is entombed at Resthaven Mausoleum in Baton Rouge.<ref name=lah/>​

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