Changes

| term_start=1952

| term_start=1952

| term_end=1956​

| term_end=1956​

| preceded=Dr. Ralph E. King, Sr.​

| preceded=Dr. Ralph Elijah King, Sr.​

| succeeded=Dr. Ralph E. King, Sr.​

| succeeded=Dr. Ralph Elijah King, Sr.​

| birth_date=April 30, 1927​

| birth_date=April 30, 1927​

| birth_place=Rayville, Richland Parish​

| birth_place=Rayville, Richland Parish​

Vernon and Ruth Boles​

Vernon and Ruth Boles​

| party = [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

| party = [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

| occupation=[[Attorney]] and [[banker]] in Monroe​

| occupation=[[Attorney]] and [[banker]] in Monroe​

| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]<br>

| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]}}

}}

​

​

'''William Russell Boles, Sr.''', known as '''Billy Boles''' (April 30, 1927 &ndash; August 16, 2008), was an [[attorney]] and [[banker]] who, at the age of twenty-four, served a single term as a [[Louisiana]] state senator for his native Richland Parish and neighboring Franklin and Catahoula parishes in the  northeastern part of the state. His term extended from 1952 to 1956 during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Robert F. Kennon]], his fellow [[Democratic Party |Democrat]]. Boles succeeded and preceded the pro-[[Huey Long|Long]] state senator, [[Ralph E. King, Sr], a [[physician]] from Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=

'''William Russell Boles, Sr.''', known as '''Billy Boles''' (April 30, 1927 &ndash; August 16, 2008), was an [[attorney]] and [[banker]] who, at the age of twenty-four, served a single term as a [[Louisiana]] state senator for his native Richland Parish and neighboring Franklin and Catahoula parishes in the  northeastern part of the state. His term extended from 1952 to 1956 during the administration of his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Governor]] [[Robert F. Kennon]]. Boles succeeded and preceded the pro-[[Huey Long|Long]] state senator, Ralph Elijah King, Sr. (1902-1974), a [[physician]] from Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=

http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Historical Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880 - Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>​

http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Historical Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880 - Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>​

==Background==

==Background==

Boles was born on Louisiana Statehood Day 1927 to Vernon and Ruth Boles in Rayville east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], where he was engaged in his law practice and banking. He attended the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]] (then Northeast Junior College) on a [[basketball]] scholarship and then served eighteen months in the [[United States Navy]]. Thereafter, he procured his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish]]. He was student body president of his law class at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=advo>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/theadvocate/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=115868378|title=William R. "Billy" Boles Sr. obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 2008|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}</ref>​

Boles was born on Louisiana Statehood Day 1927 to Vernon and Ruth Boles in Rayville east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], where he was engaged in his law practice and banking. He attended the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]] (then Northeast Junior College) on a [[basketball]] scholarship and then served eighteen months in the [[United States Navy]]. Thereafter, he procured his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish]]. He was student body president of his law class at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=advo>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/theadvocate/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=115868378|title=William R. "Billy" Boles Sr. obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 2008|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}</ref>​

​

​

==Career==

==Career==