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'''Ernest Dewey Gleason''', known as '''E. D. Gleason''' (September 9, 1899 &ndash; July 25, 1959),<ref name=mcr>Minden Cemetery records, Minden, Louisiana</ref><ref>There is a possibility that, despite the gravestone label, Gleason was born on September 9, 1900; he was not listed in the [[1900 U.S. Census]] with his family, which would have been the case had he been born in 1899; his [[World War I]] draft card reveals he was born in 1900.</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative from the Evergreen Community north of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in  northwestern [[Louisiana]]. Gleason served from 1952 until his death at the end of his second term. He was briefly succeeded in office by his widow, Mary Smith Gleason (1899-1967), who was appointed for the remaining eight months by then [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]].​

'''Ernest Dewey Gleason''', known as '''E. D. Gleason''' (September 9, 1899 &ndash; July 25, 1959),<ref name=mcr>Minden Cemetery records, Minden, Louisiana</ref><ref>There is a possibility that, despite the gravestone label, Gleason was born on September 9, 1900; he was not listed in the 1900 U.S. Census with his family, which would have been the case had he been born in 1899; his [[World War I]] draft card reveals he was born in 1900.</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative from the Evergreen Community north of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in  northwestern [[Louisiana]]. Gleason served from 1952 until his death at the end of his second term. He was briefly succeeded in office by his widow, Mary Smith Gleason (1899-1967), who was appointed for the remaining eight months by then [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]].​

==Background==

==Background==

Tereafter, William E. "Cotton" Gleason was arrested in 1961 for having given [[barbiturate]]s known as "Yellow Jackets" to at least two female students at Minden High School. On February 2, 1962, he received a $1,000 fine and a two-year sentence, both suspended. Four months later he was [[pardon]]ed by Governor Jimmie Davis.<ref>"Gleason Is Given  Full Pardon by Governor Davis," ''Minden Press,'' June 25, 1962.</ref> After his arrest, Gleason resigned from Minden High School. He then hired Shreveport attorney [[Whitfield Jack]], brother of his late father's House colleague, Wellborn Jack, to procure reinstatement, having claimed that his resignation was under emotional duress. However, Gleason was not re-employed by the Webster Parish School Board.<ref>"Richardson Re-Elected President of Parish School Board," ''Minden Herald,'' January 4, 1962, p. 1.</ref>​

Tereafter, William E. "Cotton" Gleason was arrested in 1961 for having given [[barbiturate]]s known as "Yellow Jackets" to at least two female students at Minden High School. On February 2, 1962, he received a $1,000 fine and a two-year sentence, both suspended. Four months later he was [[pardon]]ed by Governor Jimmie Davis.<ref>"Gleason Is Given  Full Pardon by Governor Davis," ''Minden Press,'' June 25, 1962.</ref> After his arrest, Gleason resigned from Minden High School. He then hired Shreveport attorney [[Whitfield Jack]], brother of his late father's House colleague, Wellborn Jack, to procure reinstatement, having claimed that his resignation was under emotional duress. However, Gleason was not re-employed by the Webster Parish School Board.<ref>"Richardson Re-Elected President of Parish School Board," ''Minden Herald,'' January 4, 1962, p. 1.</ref>​

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