| − | '''Wellborn Jack, Sr.''' (November 27, 1907 – June 1, 1991),<ref name=fagrave>Wellborn Jack Sr. (1907-1991) - Find a Grave Memorial, accessed June 5, 2023.</ref> was an [[attorney]] from his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state representative for Caddo Parish, having served from 1940 to 1964.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2012.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012|publisher=legis.la.gov|accessdate=June 5, 2023}}</ref> He finished in sixth place for five at-large seats in the [[general election]] held on March 3, 1964. Winning the fifth position was [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a fellow Democrat who subsequently served in the [[U. S. Senate]] from 1972 to 1997. | + | '''Wellborn Jack, Sr.''' (November 27, 1907 – June 1, 1991),<ref name=fagrave>Wellborn Jack Sr. (1907-1991) - Find a Grave Memorial, accessed June 5, 2023.</ref> was an [[attorney]] from his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state representative for Caddo Parish, having served from 1940 to 1964.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2012.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012|publisher=legis.la.gov|accessdate=June 5, 2023}}</ref> He finished in sixth place for five at-large seats in the [[general election]] held on March 3, 1964. Winning the fifth position was [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a fellow Democrat who subsequently served in the [[U.S. Senate]] from 1972 to 1997. |
| | Jack was descended within the United States from an [[Irish people|Irish]]man, Patrick Jack, who operated a tavern in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]], prior to the [[American Revolution]]. Jack's father, George Whitfield Jack, Sr., a native of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, and a graduate of [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]], was an educator-turned-lawyer who served in Shreveport from 1917 until his death in 1924 as a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He was appointed to the federal bench by then [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]].<ref name=jackgen>{{cite web|url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/jack/messages/915.html|title=Jack 1730, Ireland to North Carolina|March 29, 2003|publisher=genforum.genealogy.com|accessdate=July 29, 2013}}</ref> | | Jack was descended within the United States from an [[Irish people|Irish]]man, Patrick Jack, who operated a tavern in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]], prior to the [[American Revolution]]. Jack's father, George Whitfield Jack, Sr., a native of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, and a graduate of [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]], was an educator-turned-lawyer who served in Shreveport from 1917 until his death in 1924 as a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He was appointed to the federal bench by then [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]].<ref name=jackgen>{{cite web|url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/jack/messages/915.html|title=Jack 1730, Ireland to North Carolina|March 29, 2003|publisher=genforum.genealogy.com|accessdate=July 29, 2013}}</ref> |
| − | Wellborn Jack practiced law with his brother, [[Whitfield Jack|George Whitfield Jack, Jr.]], who served as a [[colonel]] under [[General]] [[Matthew B. Ridgeway]] in [[World War II]]. His later law partner was his son, Wellborn Jack, Jr. (1936-2023), a specialist in employment and labor law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyer-map.com/Wellborn_Jack_Jr_Employment_and_Labor_Law_in_Shreveport_Louisiana_78051|title=Wellborn Jack, Jr.|publisher=lawyer-map.com|accessdate=July 29, 2013}}</ref> The junior Jack recalled that his father had little interest in genealogy and said, "What matters most is not what you sprang from but what you sprang at." <ref name=jackgen/> | + | Wellborn Jack practiced law with his brother, [[Whitfield Jack|George Whitfield Jack, Jr.]], who served as a [[colonel]] under [[General]] [[Matthew Ridgeway]] in [[World War II]]. His later law partner was his son, Wellborn Jack, Jr. (1936-2023), a specialist in employment and labor law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyer-map.com/Wellborn_Jack_Jr_Employment_and_Labor_Law_in_Shreveport_Louisiana_78051|title=Wellborn Jack, Jr.|publisher=lawyer-map.com|accessdate=July 29, 2013}}</ref> The junior Jack recalled that his father had little interest in genealogy and said, "What matters most is not what you sprang from but what you sprang at." <ref name=jackgen/> |