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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name=William Jennings<br> "Bill" Cleveland, Sr.
| name=William Jennings<br> “Bill” Cleveland, Sr.
| office= [[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for Acadia Parish
| office= [[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for Acadia Parish
|term_start=1944
|term_start=1944
Thomas E. and Ella Surelle Cleveland
Thomas E. and Ella Surelle Cleveland
}}
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'''William Jennings Cleveland, Sr.''', known as '''Bill Cleveland''' (October 19, 1902 – December 16, 1974),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url= http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cleveland&GSfn=William&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1109&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6031768&df=all&|title=William J. "Bill" Cleveland|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> was a [[real estate]] developer from Crowley, [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] lawmaker from 1944 to 1964, with service in both houses. Cleveland is best known for having been defeated in his bid for a third term in the state Senate by fellow Crowley Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]], an [[attorney]] who subsequently served less than two years in that body but in time became his state's only four-term [[governor]].
'''William Jennings Cleveland, Sr.''' (October 19, 1902 – December 16, 1974), known as '''Bill Cleveland''',<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url= http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cleveland&GSfn=William&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1109&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6031768&df=all&|title=William J. "Bill" Cleveland|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> was a [[real estate]] developer from Crowley, [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] lawmaker from 1944 to 1964, with service in both houses. Cleveland is best known for having been defeated in his bid for a third term in the state Senate by fellow Crowley Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]], an [[attorney]] who subsequently served less than two years in that body but in time became his state's only four-term [[governor]].
From 1944 to 1956, Cleveland represented his adopted Acadia Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Acadia Parish|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> From 1956 to 1964, he was a state senator for two terms from Acadia Parish. In the first term, he also represented neighboring St. Landry Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024: Acadia and St. Landry parishes|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref>
From 1944 to 1956, Cleveland represented his adopted Acadia Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Acadia Parish|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref> From 1956 to 1964, he was a state senator for two terms from Acadia Parish. In the first term, he also represented neighboring St. Landry Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024: Acadia and St. Landry parishes|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref>