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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Sylvan N. Friedman
|name=Sylvan Nathan Friedman
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> Natchitoches and Red River parishes
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> Natchitoches and Red River parishes
|term_start=1952
|term_start=1952
|religion=[[Jewish]]}}
|religion=[[Jewish]]}}
'''Sylvan N. Friedman''' (May 19, 1908 – March 18, 1979)<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=September 8, 2009; under pay wall}}</ref> was a [[Louisiana]] [[politician]], a rare [[Jewish]] member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. He served from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]] in the state House of Representatives from 1944 to 1952 and then in the state Senate from 1952 until his defeat in 1972.
'''Sylvan Nathan Friedman''' (May 19, 1908 – March 18, 1979)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19122223/sylvan-nathan-friedmanry.compublisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 6, 2023}}</ref> was a [[Louisiana]] [[politician]], a rare [[Jewish]] member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. He served from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]] in the state House of Representatives from 1944 to 1952 and then in the state Senate from 1952 until his defeat in 1972.
==Background==
==Background==
Friedman was born in [[rural]] Natchez in Natchitoches Parish, not to be confused with the larger and better known Natchez, [[Mississippi]]. He was a large landowner, a [[farmer]], and a [[cattle]]man. He was a president of the Louisiana Cattleman’s Association.<ref name=nsu >{{cite web|url=http://facilityuse.nsula.edu/friedman-student-union-2|title=Northwestern State University: Friedman Student Union|publisher=facilityuse.nsula.edu|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref>
Friedman was born in [[rural]] Natchez in Natchitoches Parish, not to be confused with the larger and better known Natchez, [[Mississippi]]. He was a large landowner, a [[farmer]], and a [[cattle]]man. He was a president of the Louisiana Cattleman’s Association.<ref name=nsu>{{cite web|url=http://facilityuse.nsula.edu/friedman-student-union-2|title=Northwestern State University: Friedman Student Union|publisher=facilityuse.nsula.edu|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref>
Prior to his legislative service, Friedman was a member of the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury, the equivalent to the county commissionw, in other states, including eight years as the jury president.<ref name=lapol>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php?viewID=23|title=Political Hall of Fame: Sylvan Friedman|publisher=lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref>
Prior to his legislative service, Friedman was a member of the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury, the equivalent to the county commissionw, in other states, including eight years as the jury president.<ref name=lapol>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php?viewID=23|title=Political Hall of Fame: Sylvan Friedman|publisher=lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref>