Changes

| term_start=July 1922

| term_start=July 1922

| term_end=July 1926

| term_end=July 1926

| preceded=[[J. Berry Sandefur]]

| preceded=J. Berry Sandefur

| succeeded=[[Robert F. Kennon]]

| succeeded=[[Robert F. Kennon]]

| term_start2=July 1932

| term_start2=July 1932

In 1901, Connell Fort married the former Ellie Miles (1873–1913), a native of [[South Carolina]]. The Forts had a daughter, later Mary F. Barnes of [[Shreveport]], and five sons, Connell Miles Fort Jr. (1902–1975),<ref>"Connell Miles Fort, Jr., dies in Shreveport", ''Minden Press-Herald'', March 4, 1975, p. 10.</ref> Thomas L. Fort, John L. Fort, Carlton A. Fort, and Owen Fort, all of Minden. John Fort (1906–1992) and his wife, Louise B. Fort (1906–2000), operated the former Fort's News Stand, which was located for many years on Main Street in Minden.<ref name=cemetery/>

In 1901, Connell Fort married the former Ellie Miles (1873–1913), a native of [[South Carolina]]. The Forts had a daughter, later Mary F. Barnes of [[Shreveport]], and five sons, Connell Miles Fort Jr. (1902–1975),<ref>"Connell Miles Fort, Jr., dies in Shreveport", ''Minden Press-Herald'', March 4, 1975, p. 10.</ref> Thomas L. Fort, John L. Fort, Carlton A. Fort, and Owen Fort, all of Minden. John Fort (1906–1992) and his wife, Louise B. Fort (1906–2000), operated the former Fort's News Stand, which was located for many years on Main Street in Minden.<ref name=cemetery/>

In 1920, some seven years after Ellie's death, Connell Fort married the former Jessie Beopple. From that union came three more children. Bennard Moore Fort (1921–1945) died at sea during World War II, attached to the ''U.S.S. Saratoga'' in the battle of [[Iowa Jima]].<ref name=homes>{{cite web|url=http://www.mindenmemories.org/Residential%20Homes%20A-F.htm|title=Residential/Homes (A-L)|publisher=Minden Memories|accessdate=May 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>There is a [[cenotaph]] of Bennard Moore Fort in the Minden Cemetery.</ref> The two younger Fort children were George W. Fort (1924–2005) and Katherine Virginia Fort, later Katherine Virginia Elliott (1922–2011), the last surviving child of Connell Fort.<ref name=fortdeath/>

In 1920, some seven years after Ellie's death, Connell Fort married the former Jessie Beopple. From that union came three more children. Bennard Moore Fort (1921–1945) died at sea during World War II, attached to the ''U.S.S. Saratoga'' in the battle of [[Iowa Jima]].<ref name=homes>{{cite web|url=http://www.mindenmemories.org/Residential%20Homes%20A-F.htm|title=Residential/Homes (A-L)|publisher=Minden Memories|accessdate=May 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>There is a cenotaph of Bennard Fort in the Minden Cemetery.</ref> The two younger Fort children were George W. Fort (1924–2005) and Katherine Virginia Fort, later Katherine Virginia Elliott (1922–2011), the last surviving child of Connell Fort.<ref name=fortdeath/>

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