Changes

|preceded3=Thomas W. Robertson​

|preceded3=Thomas W. Robertson​

|succeeded3=W. D. Goff​

|succeeded3=W. D. Goff​

|party = [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]​

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]​

|spouse=Katie Caldwell Drew (married 1913-1950, his death)​

|spouse=Katie Caldwell Drew (married 1913-1950, his death)​

|children=Richard Harmon Drew, Sr.<br>​

|children=Richard Harmon Drew, Sr.<br>​

}}​

}}​

'''Harmon Caldwell Drew''' (February 16, 1889 &ndash; September 1, 1950) was an [[attorney]] from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], [[Louisiana]], who served prior to 1945 as the district attorney of Bossier and Webster parishes and then as a judge of both the district and the state appeal courts. His political career ended with his defeat by future [[Governor]] [[Robert F. Kennon]]. Drew's grandson, Richard Harmon Drew, Jr.,  of Minden is a sitting judge on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in [[Shreveport]].​

'''Harmon Caldwell Drew''' (February 16, 1889 &ndash; September 1, 1950) was an [[attorney]] from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], [[Louisiana]], who served prior to 1945 as the district attorney of Bossier and Webster parishes and then as a judge of both the district and the state appeal courts. His political career ended with his defeat by future [[Governor]] [[Robert F. Kennon]]. Drew's grandson, Richard Harmon Drew, Jr.,  of Minden is a sitting judge on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in [[Shreveport]].​

 

==Background==​

==Background==

 

Harmon C. Drew was a son of [[Richard Cleveland Drew]], also a judge of the district and circuit courts, and the former Katie Caldwell (1859–1936). His paternal grandfather was [[Richard Maxwell Drew]], a district judge and state representative. In 1818, R. M. Drew's father, Newett Drew, founded the Overton community, the first settlement in Webster Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mindenmemories.org/Drew%20Family.htm; no longer on-line.</ref>​

Harmon Caldwell Drew was a son of [[Richard Cleveland Drew]], also a judge of the district and circuit courts, and the former Katie Caldwell (1859–1936). His paternal grandfather was [[Richard Maxwell Drew]], a district judge and state representative. In 1818, R. M. Drew's father, Newett Drew, founded the Overton community, the first settlement in Webster Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mindenmemories.org/Drew%20Family.htm; no longer on-line.</ref>​

​

​

After graduation from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], formerly the Minden Male Academy, Drew  attended from 1904 to 1910 [[Louisiana State University]] and its Paul M. Hebert Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He was affiliated with Kappa Sigma fraternity and the national honor society, Phi Kappa Phi.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' June 5, 1930, p. 1.</ref> He played [[football]] for the LSU Tigers<ref name=eulogize/> and was the starting left guard on the 1909 team.<ref>[[Louisiana State University]] Tigers, 1909 team roster.</ref> He participated in the first international game in [[Cuba]] against Havana University.<ref name=eulogize>"Eulogize Late Minden Judge in Court Today," ''Minden Press,'' March 4, 1957, p. 1.</ref>​

After graduation from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], formerly the Minden Male Academy, Drew  attended from 1904 to 1910 [[Louisiana State University]] and its Paul M. Hebert Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He was affiliated with Kappa Sigma fraternity and the national honor society, Phi Kappa Phi.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' June 5, 1930, p. 1.</ref> He played [[football]] for the LSU Tigers<ref name=eulogize/> and was the starting left guard on the 1909 team.<ref>[[Louisiana State University]] Tigers, 1909 team roster.</ref> He participated in the first international game in [[Cuba]] against Havana University.<ref name=eulogize>"Eulogize Late Minden Judge in Court Today," ''Minden Press,'' March 4, 1957, p. 1.</ref>​