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'''Thomas A. Early, Jr.,''' (June 10, 1931 &ndash; October 30, 2018), was an attorney and thoroughbred horse breeder in his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] who in 1964 was elected as a state representative for District 24<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|publisher=House.louisiana.gov|accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref encompassing the [[French Quarter]], Treme, and Bayou St. John. In 1969, he was appointed by then [[Governor]] [[John J. McKeithen]] to serve as a Judge on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court. He was then elected to the bench and served four terms, having never lost an election in his political career.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-a-early-jr&pid=190626364|title=Thomas A. Early, Jr., obituary|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref>

'''Thomas A. Early, Jr.,''' (June 10, 1931 &ndash; October 30, 2018), was an attorney and thoroughbred horse breeder in his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] who in 1964 was elected as a state representative for District 24<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|publisher=House.louisiana.gov|accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref> encompassing the [[French Quarter]], Treme, and Bayou St. John. In 1969, he was appointed by then [[Governor]] [[John J. McKeithen]] to serve as a Judge on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court. He was then elected to the bench and served four terms, having never lost an election in his political career.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-a-early-jr&pid=190626364|title=Thomas A. Early, Jr., obituary|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref>

Early was the youngest of eight children born to Thomas Early, Sr., and the former Rose Parillo. He graduated in 1950 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1954 from [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He was the student body president in both high school and college. After graduation, he served as a First Lieutenant in the 42nd [[United States Army|Army]] Infantry Battalion, stationed in Mainz, [[Germany]] from 1954 to 1956. After returning to New Orleans, he taught English and coached the debate team at Holy Cross High School. He obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans and practiced thereafter with the firm of Hooper, Schmidt, and Early. He also owned Triple E. Farm in Covington in suburban St. Tammany Parish, at which he owned, bred, and raced horses.<ref name=obit/>

Early was the youngest of eight children born to Thomas Early, Sr., and the former Rose Parillo. He graduated in 1950 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1954 from [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He was the student body president in both high school and college. After graduation, he served as a First Lieutenant in the 42nd [[United States Army|Army]] Infantry Battalion, stationed in Mainz, [[Germany]] from 1954 to 1956. After returning to New Orleans, he taught English and coached the debate team at Holy Cross High School. He obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans and practiced thereafter with the firm of Hooper, Schmidt, and Early. He also owned Triple E. Farm in Covington in suburban St. Tammany Parish, at which he owned, bred, and raced horses.<ref name=obit/>