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In 1944, Gleason ran unsuccessfully for the Webster Parish Police Jury, having been defeated by a 20-vote margin by the incumbent John Lewis "J. L." Munn (1891-1964), a minister who served from 1936 to 1952.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' January 15, 1944, p. 1.</ref> After the police jury candidacy, the Gleasons lost one of their three sons, Thomas D. Gleason (1924-1944), to hostile action in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps during [[World War II]].<ref name=mcr/>
In 1944, Gleason ran unsuccessfully for the Webster Parish Police Jury, having been defeated by a 20-vote margin by the incumbent John Lewis "J. L." Munn (1891-1964), a minister who served from 1936 to 1952.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' January 15, 1944, p. 1.</ref> After the police jury candidacy, the Gleasons lost one of their three sons, Thomas D. Gleason (1924-1944), to hostile action in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps during [[World War II]].<ref name=mcr/>
In 1947, Gleason joined Minden accountant Larkin L. Greer (1902–1991) and attorney [[Floyd D. Culbertson, Jr.]], who had been the mayor of Minden from 1940 to 1942, as co-chairmen of the Webster Parish "Kennon Club" to support [[Robert F. Kennon]] for [[governor]]. Earlier Kennon had been the mayor of Minden for two years and for a time held the record as the youngest mayor in the nation. Kennon, however, was eliminated in the Democratic primary. Former Governor Earl Long defeated another former governor, [[Sam Houston Jones]], to return to office in 1948.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' November 7, 1947, p. 1.</ref>
In 1947, Gleason joined Minden accountant Larkin L. Greer (1902–1991) and attorney [[Floyd D. Culbertson, Jr.]], who had been the mayor of Minden from 1940 to 1942, as co-chairmen of the Webster Parish "Kennon Club" to support [[Robert F. Kennon]] for [[governor]]. Earlier Kennon had been the mayor of Minden for two years and for a time held the record as the youngest mayor in the nation. Kennon, however, was eliminated in the Democratic primary. Former Governor Earl Long defeated another former governor, [[Sam Houston Jones]], to return to office in 1948.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' November 7, 1947, p. 1.</ref>