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(2) Jones barely topped [[Harold Montgomery]] in their 1956 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] election confrontation and then lost 2–1 in their 1960 rematch.​

(2) Jones barely topped [[Harold Montgomery]] in their 1956 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] election confrontation and then lost 2–1 in their 1960 rematch.​

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'''Herman "Wimpy" Jones''' (December 19, 1905 &ndash; April 30, 1967) was a [[business]]man who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana State Senate for Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. He held the position for a single term from 1956 to 1960,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present (Bossier and Webster parishes)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref> which corresponded with the administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. He was also the state fire marshal for [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and for a time the assistant sergeant at arms of the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref name=mph>"Funeral Rites Set Tuesday for Herman (Wimpy) Jones," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 1, 1967, p. 1.</ref>​

'''Herman "Wimpy" Jones''' (December 19, 1905 &ndash; April 30, 1967) was a [[business]]man who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana State Senate for Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. He held the position for a single term from 1956 to 1960,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present (Bossier and Webster parishes)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=September 25, 2019}}</ref> which corresponded with the administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. He was also the state fire marshal for [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and for a time the assistant sergeant at arms of the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref name=mph>"Funeral Rites Set Tuesday for Herman (Wimpy) Jones," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 1, 1967, p. 1.</ref>​

Through his maternal uncle, Robert Riley Boucher of Springhill in northern Webster Parish, Jones was a first cousin of former state Representative and Senator [[Drayton Boucher|Drayton Rogers Boucher]] (pronounced BUTCHER), who held the same senate seat as Jones from 1940 to 1952.

Through his maternal uncle, Robert Riley Boucher of Springhill in northern Webster Parish, Jones was a first cousin of former state Representative and Senator [[Drayton Boucher|Drayton Rogers Boucher]] (pronounced BUTCHER), who held the same senate seat as Jones from 1940 to 1952.

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