| | '''Lorris May Wimberly, Sr.''' (March 4, 1898 — May 2, 1962), was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html|title=Index to Politicians: Wilson-allen to Winfrey|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from 1928 to 1940 and again from 1948 to 1956. A native and resident of Arcadia in Bienville parish in the northern portion of his state, Wimberly was the House Speaker from 1936 to 1940, 1950–1952, and from May 14 to July 10, 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> | | '''Lorris May Wimberly, Sr.''' (March 4, 1898 — May 2, 1962), was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html|title=Index to Politicians: Wilson-allen to Winfrey|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from 1928 to 1940 and again from 1948 to 1956. A native and resident of Arcadia in Bienville parish in the northern portion of his state, Wimberly was the House Speaker from 1936 to 1940, 1950–1952, and from May 14 to July 10, 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> |