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'''William Russell Boles, Sr.''', known as '''Billy Boles''' (April 30, 1927 &ndash; August 16, 2008), was an [[attorney]] and [[banker]] who, at the age of twenty-four, served a single term as a [[Louisiana]] state senator for his native Richland Parish and neighboring Franklin and Catahoula parishes in the  northeastern part of the state. His term extended from 1952 to 1956 during the administration of his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Governor]] [[Robert F. Kennon]]. Boles succeeded and preceded the pro-[[Huey Long|Long]] state senator, Ralph Elijah King, Sr. (1902-1974), a [[physician]] from Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=

'''William Russell Boles, Sr.''', known as '''Billy Boles''' (April 30, 1927 &ndash; August 16, 2008), was an [[attorney]] and [[banker]] who, at the age of twenty-four, served a single term as a [[Louisiana]] state senator for his native Richland Parish and neighboring Franklin and Catahoula parishes in the  northeastern part of the state. His term extended from 1952 to 1956 during the administration of his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Governor]] [[Robert F. Kennon]]. Boles succeeded and preceded the [[pro-Long]] state senator, Ralph Elijah King, Sr. (1902-1974), a [[physician]] from Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=

http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Historical Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880 - Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>​

http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Historical Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880 - Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>​