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'''Dayton Hollis Waller, Jr.''' (April 2, 1925 &ndash; May 26, 2015),  was a  [[farmer]] and [[business]]man from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative who served a single term with six other at-large members from 1968 until 1972.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 27, 2013}}</ref>

'''Dayton Hollis Waller, Jr.''' (April 2, 1925 &ndash; May 26, 2015),  was a  [[farmer]] and [[business]]man from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative who served a single term with six other at-large members from 1968 until 1972.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdateOctober 12, 2020}}</ref>

==Family history==

==Family history==

Waller was born in Shreveport to Dayton Waller, Sr. (1895-1988), a native of Haynesville in northern Claiborne Parish, and his wife, the former Elisabeth Lane (1902-1946),<ref name=findgrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8739719|title=Dayton Hollis Waller, Sr.|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 12, 2020}}</ref> the fourth of five children of Shreveport industrialist Charles W. Lane, Sr., and the former Addie Noel. Charles Lane, the grandfather of Dayton Waller, Jr., was orphaned at thirteen. Self-educated, he became the owner of the Giddens-Lane Company, a bank director, an appointee of the Caddo Levee Board, and later established the Charles W. Lane Company.<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], ''A History of Louisiana'', Vo1. 2, Chicago and New York, The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925, pp. 35-36.</ref> The Lane Company is engaged in the management of commercial real estate development, agricultural lands, and [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] holdings. For years the firm was managed by E. Alton Sartor, Jr., another grandson of Charles W. Lane and hence a cousin of Dayton Waller, Jr. Sartor's wife, [[Jean Oliver Sartor]], was an artist in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=e-alton-sartor&pid=161140177#fbLoggedOut|title=E. Alton Sartor, Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=December 27, 2013}}</ref>

Waller was born in Shreveport to Dayton Waller, Sr. (1895-1988), a native of Haynesville in northern Claiborne Parish, and his wife, the former Elisabeth Lane (1902-1946),<ref name=findgrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8739719|title=Dayton Hollis Waller, Sr.|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 12, 2020}}</ref> the fourth of five children of Shreveport industrialist Charles W. Lane, Sr., and the former Addie Noel. Charles Lane, the grandfather of Dayton Waller, Jr., was orphaned at thirteen. Self-educated, he became the owner of the Giddens-Lane Company, a bank director, an appointee of the Caddo Levee Board, and later established the Charles W. Lane Company.<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], ''A History of Louisiana'', Vo1. 2, Chicago and New York, The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925, pp. 35-36.</ref> The Lane Company is engaged in the management of commercial real estate development, agricultural lands, and [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] holdings. For years the firm was managed by E. Alton Sartor, Jr., another grandson of Charles W. Lane and hence a cousin of Dayton Waller, Jr. Sartor's wife, [[Jean Oliver Sartor]], was an artist in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=e-alton-sartor&pid=161140177#fbLoggedOut|title=E. Alton Sartor, Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=December 27, 2013}}</ref>

Dayton Waller, Sr., the son of Shadrack Columbus Waller (1860-1932) and the former Mary L. Dawson (1865-1941), was a director of the C. W. Lane Company. The senior Waller was a [[United States Navy]] veteran of [[World War I]], a Shriner and a member of the American Legion and the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Shreveport. After the death of his first wife, Elisabeth, he married the former Blanche Hagan (died 1989), a native of Dry Prong in Grant Parish,  by whom he had a second son, the half-brother of Dayton Waller, Jr. Dayton, Sr., Elisabeth, and Blanche Waller are interred at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=findgrave/>

Dayton Waller, Sr., the son of Shadrack Columbus Waller (1860-1932) and the former Mary L. Dawson (1865-1941), was a director of the C. W. Lane Company. The senior Waller was a [[United States Navy]] veteran of [[World War I]], a Shriner and a member of the American Legion and the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Shreveport. After the death of his first wife, Elisabeth, he married the former Blanche Hagan (died 1989), a native of Dry Prong in Grant Parish,  by whom he had a second son, the half-brother of Dayton Waller, Jr. The Waller family is interred at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=findgrave/>

==Background==

==Background==

Waller left [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in his senior year to enlist in the [[United States Army]], in which he was a military policeman. Upon his return to civilian life, he received his high school diploma.<ref name=obit/> In 1947, he graduated from [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Centenary_College_of_Louisiana_Yoncopin_Yearbook/1947/Page_49.html|title=Yoncopin Yearbook (Class of 1947), p. 49|publisher=e-yearbook.com|accessdate=August 11, 2013}}</ref> At six feet, six inches in height and affectionately known as "Treetop," Waller played [[basketball]] for the Centenary Gentlemen. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order.<ref name=obit/>

Waller left [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in his senior year to enlist in the [[United States Army]], in which he was a military policeman. Upon his return to civilian life, he received his high school diploma.<ref name=obit/> In 1947, he graduated from [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Centenary_College_of_Louisiana_Yoncopin_Yearbook/1947/Page_49.html|title=Yoncopin Yearbook (Class of 1947), p. 49|publisher=e-yearbook.com|accessdate=August 11, 2013}}</ref> At six feet, six inches in height and affectionately known as "Treetop," Waller played [[basketball]] for the Centenary Gentlemen. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order.<ref name=obit/>

Waller was a member of the board of the C. W. Lane and the Giddens-Lane companies. He owned and operated a crop dusting firm, the Dixie Dusting Company. He raised cattle, corn, and cotton on Halifax Plantation in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]]. He served on the board of the former Pioneer Bank and Trust Company in Shreveport, which closed in 1994. When he retired from farming, he opened the Evangeline Restaurant in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>

Waller was a member of the board of the C. W. Lane and the Giddens-Lane companies. He owned and operated a crop dusting firm, the Dixie Dusting Company. He raised cattle, corn, and cotton on Halifax Plantation in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]]. He served on the board of the former Pioneer Bank and Trust Company in Shreveport, which closed in 1994. When he retired from farming, he opened the Evangeline Restaurant in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>

He was affiliated with many community organizations, such as the Shreveport, the Cotillion and Plantation clubs, and the Ark-La-Tex Gun Collector's Association. He was a member of the [[National Rifle Association]], the National World War II Museum, the American Legion, and the Forty and Eight veteran's organization.

He was affiliated with many community organizations, such as the Shreveport, the Cotillion and Plantation clubs, and the Ark-La-Tex Gun Collector's Association. He was a member of the [[National Rifle Association]], the National World War II Museum, the American Legion, and the Forty and Eight veteran's organization.<ref name=obit/>

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==Political career==

==Political career==