Warren Davis Folkes
| Warren Davis Folkes | |
Louisiana State Representative
for West Feliciana Parish | |
| In office 1944–1955 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas D. Gilmore |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | James P. Leake |
Louisiana State Senator
for Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes | |
| In office 1955–1968 | |
| Preceded by | E. M. Toler |
| Succeeded by | J. E. Jumonville, Sr. |
Louisiana State Representative
for West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge parishes | |
| In office 1968–1976 | |
| Preceded by | James P. Leake |
| Succeeded by | Joe Allen Fudge |
| Born | January 4, 1898 St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish. |
| Died | June 13, 1997 (aged 99) |
| Resting place | Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in St. Francisville |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Winfield Pipes Folkes |
| Children | Alice Folkes Bankston Four grandchildren |
| Residence | St. Francisville, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Warren Davis Folkes (January 4, 1898 – June 14, 1997) was a farmer from his native St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish in south Louisiana, who served as a state representative from 1944 to 1955 and again from 1968 to 1976[1] and as a state senator in the intervening years of 1955 to 1968.[2]
Folkes was one of seven children of Cheston Folkes and the former Jessie Davis (1865-1938). Cheston Folkes was a state representative from 1908 to 1920, 1924 to 1932, and 1936 to 1940.[1] Warren Folkes graduated from the what is now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette but was then known as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute. He was active in his hometown Grace Episcopal Church.[3] He and his wife, the former Alice Winfield Pipes (1903-1996)[4] had one child, Alice Folks Bankston (1935-2013), the wife of Walter Roland Bankston and the mother of four children.[5]
Folkes left the state House after victory in a special election in 1955 for the state Senate vacancy created by the death in 1954 of E. M. Toler, a long-time East Feliciana Parish physician from Clinton. Folkes returned to the House in 1968 for the West Feliciana Parish district and also from 1972 to 1976 was part of the nine-member delegation from populous East Baton Rouge Parish.[1][2]
Folkes, his wife, daughter, and other family members are interred at the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in St. Francisville.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-Present. lLouisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved on February 18, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-Present. Louisiaa State Senate. Retrieved on February 18, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Warren Davis Folkes. Findagrave.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2021.
- ↑ Alice Winfield Pipes Folkes. findagrave.com. Retrieved on December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Alice Folkes Bankston. findagrave.com. Retrieved on December 31, 2014.
