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'''Thomas Anthony 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 popular tourist destination the French Quarter, as well as 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 Anthony 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 popular tourist destination the French Quarter, as well as 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>