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| term_start3=1998
| term_start3=1998
| term_end3=[[Incumbent]]
| term_end3=[[Incumbent]]
| birth_date=November 11, 1946
| birth_date=November 11, 1946
| birth_place=Minden, Webster Parish, [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place=Minden, Webster Parish, [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| occupation=[[Attorney]], [[Judge]], [[Musician]]
| occupation=[[Attorney]], [[Judge]], [[Musician]]
| spouse= Jean Talley Drew
| spouse=Jean Talley Drew
| children=Richard Harmon Drew, III<br>
| children=Richard Harmon Drew, III<br>
Georgia Drew Boswell
Georgia Drew Boswell
Drew is a native of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, where he and his wife, the former Jean Talley, reside in the Drew ancestral home at 1002 Broadway Street. The home was built by the Minden businessman and later city council member William L. Life (1887–1972) and was acquired about 1915 by Drew's paternal grandfather]. Drew's father, Richard Harmon Drew, Sr., grandfather [[Harmon Caldwell Drew]], great-grandfather [[Richard Cleveland Drew]], and great-great-grandfather [[Richard Maxwell Drew]], all held judgeships in Minden and Webster or surrounding parishes. The Drew family, under its patriarch, Newett Drew, settled the Overton community in Webster Parish in 1818, prior to the establishment of either the parish or the city of Minden.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mindenmemories.org/Drew%20Family.htm|title=Drew Family|publisher=mindenmemories.org|accessdate=June 5, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Drew is a native of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, where he and his wife, the former Jean Talley, reside in the Drew ancestral home at 1002 Broadway Street. The home was built by the Minden businessman and later city council member William L. Life (1887–1972) and was acquired about 1915 by Drew's paternal grandfather]. Drew's father, Richard Harmon Drew, Sr., grandfather [[Harmon Caldwell Drew]], great-grandfather [[Richard Cleveland Drew]], and great-great-grandfather [[Richard Maxwell Drew]], all held judgeships in Minden and Webster or surrounding parishes. The Drew family, under its patriarch, Newett Drew, settled the Overton community in Webster Parish in 1818, prior to the establishment of either the parish or the city of Minden.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mindenmemories.org/Drew%20Family.htm|title=Drew Family|publisher=mindenmemories.org|accessdate=June 5, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Drew is also a great-grandson of Samuel Mays Grigsby, a physician who died of [[pneumonia]] in 1892 at the age of thirty-two. Dr. Grigsby was from 1891 until his death the [[coroner]] of Webster Parish.<ref>List of Webster Parish Coroners, ''Webster Parish Centennial Booklet, 1871," Webster Parish Police Jury publication.</ref> Dr. Thomas Drew Carey (born 1947), a [[dermatologist]] from [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], another great-grandson of Dr. Grigsby and a cousin of Judge Harmon Drew Jr., has in his possession Grigsby's diploma, graduation invitation, and scalpel. Grigsby graduated in 1887 from Alabama Medical College in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]]. The Grigsbys resided on Main Street near the Webster Parish Library in a house still standing. Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. Carey's great-grandmother, exchanged houses thereafter with Sam Webb, the founder of a since defunct Minden hardware store, operated for years by the aforementioned Will Life.<ref>Statement of Dr. Thomas Drew Carey, [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, December 21, 2010.</ref>
Drew is also a great-grandson of Samuel Mays Grigsby, a physician who died of [[pneumonia]] in 1892 at the age of thirty-two. Dr. Grigsby was from 1891 until his death the coroner of Webster Parish.<ref>List of Webster Parish Coroners, ''Webster Parish Centennial Booklet, 1871," Webster Parish Police Jury publication.</ref> Dr. Thomas Drew Carey (born 1947), a dermatologist from [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], another great-grandson of Dr. Grigsby and a cousin of Judge Harmon Drew Jr., has in his possession Grigsby's diploma, graduation invitation, and scalpel. Grigsby graduated in 1887 from Alabama Medical College in [[Mobile]], [[Alabama]]. The Grigsbys resided on Main Street near the Webster Parish Library in a house still standing. Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. Carey's great-grandmother, exchanged houses thereafter with Sam Webb, the founder of a since defunct Minden hardware store, operated for years by the aforementioned Will Life.<ref>Statement of Dr. Thomas Drew Carey, [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, December 21, 2010.</ref>
Drew was born to Richard Harmon Drew, Sr., (1917–1995), and the former Margaret Taylor Elam (1919–1977), a native of Mansfield in DeSoto Parish who grew up in Shreveport and [[Baton Rouge]]. Margaret Drew was a direct descendant of [[U.S. President]] [[Zachary Taylor]] through Taylor's son, [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General]] [[Richard Taylor]]. Mrs. Zachary Taylor was also named Margaret.<ref>''Minden Herald'' and ''Webster Review'', May 2, 1957, p. 8.</ref>
Drew was born to Richard Harmon Drew, Sr., (1917–1995), and the former Margaret Taylor Elam (1919–1977), a native of Mansfield in DeSoto Parish who grew up in Shreveport and [[Baton Rouge]]. Margaret Drew was a direct descendant of [[U.S. President]] [[Zachary Taylor]] through Taylor's son, [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General]] [[Richard Taylor]]. Mrs. Zachary Taylor was also named Margaret.<ref>''Minden Herald'' and ''Webster Review'', May 2, 1957, p. 8.</ref>
In 1952, while speeding through Minden, the [[singer]] Lefty Frizzell, originally from Corsicana in Navarro County, [[Texas]], crashed his [[Cadillac]] into the Drew home. Drew, Jr,. slept through the mishap, but he recalls that his father having always thought that Frizzell had a "bad attitude"."<ref>Judge Harmon Drew, Jr., to Earlene Mendenhall Lyle, Lyle newsletter, May 4, 2008.</ref>
In 1952, while speeding through Minden, the [[singer]] Lefty Frizzell, originally from Corsicana in Navarro County, [[Texas]], crashed his [[Cadillac]] into the Drew home. Drew, Jr,. slept through the mishap, but he recalls that his father having always thought that Frizzell had a "bad attitude"."<ref>Judge Harmon Drew, Jr., to Earlene Mendenhall Lyle, Lyle newsletter, May 4, 2008.</ref>
==Backgrouind==
==Background==
Since 1962, when he was a junior at [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], Drew has performed with his own successful band, now known as the "Harmon Drew Super Group". Prior to his graduation in 1964 from MHS, Drew was an elected class officer for three years and the Student Council president in his senior year. He went to Boys' State leadership school in Baton Rouge in 1963 and was named the outstanding delegate from Webster, Bienville, and Claiborne parishes. He took accelerated classes in high school and was a member of the [[golf]] team.<ref>[[Minden (Louisiana) High School]] ''Grig'' yearbook, 1964.</ref>
Since 1962, when he was a junior at [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], Drew has performed with his own successful band, now known as the "Harmon Drew Super Group". Prior to his graduation in 1964 from MHS, Drew was an elected class officer for three years and the Student Council president in his senior year. He went to Boys' State leadership school in Baton Rouge in 1963 and was named the outstanding delegate from Webster, Bienville, and Claiborne parishes. He took accelerated classes in high school and was a member of the [[golf]] team.<ref>[[Minden (Louisiana) High School]] ''Grig'' yearbook, 1964.</ref>
In 1968, Drew received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. He then attended the LSU Law Center, from which in 1971 he obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate. He was the vice president of the LSU Law student body in his senior year.<ref>"Drew Wins LSU Office," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' April 27, 1970, p. 1.</ref>
In 1968, Drew received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. He then attended the LSU Law Center, from which in 1971 he obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate. He was the vice president of the LSU Law student body in his senior year.<ref>"Drew Wins LSU Office," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' April 27, 1970, p. 1.</ref>
Drew was as a first lieutenant in the [[United States Army]] and was thereafter a member of the staff of [[U.S. Senator]] [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], whom he supported for [[governor]] in 1971. He was a member of the Drew, White, Drew, and Drew law firm in Minden and served as legal counsel for the Shreveport Musicians Union.<ref name=cjudge>"Harmon Drew, Jr., runs for ward judge post" ''Minden Press-Herald'', June 7, 1984, p. 1.</ref>
On June 28, 1970, the Drews married at the Talley home in Bogalusa in Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana. At LSU Law School, Drew met Jean Talley, who graduated from Bogalusa High School in 1963. Not only is Jean also a lawyer, but so were her father, grandfather, and an aunt. Her father, Bascom D. Talley, Jr. (1915–1971), was from 1963 to 1964 the president of the Louisiana Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lsba.org/BarGovernance/PastPresidents.aspx|title=Past Presidents of the Louisiana Bar Association|publisher=lsba.org|accessdate=October 13, 2014}}</ref>
On June 28, 1970, the Drews married at the Talley home in Bogalusa in Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana. At LSU Law School, Drew met Jean Talley, who graduated from Bogalusa High School in 1963. Not only is Jean also a lawyer, but so were her father, grandfather, and an aunt. Her father, Bascom D. Talley, Jr. (1915–1971), was from 1963 to 1964 the president of the Louisiana Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lsba.org/BarGovernance/PastPresidents.aspx|title=Past Presidents of the Louisiana Bar Association|publisher=lsba.org|accessdate=October 13, 2014}}</ref>
==The Drews as a team==
==The Drews as a team==
Like Harmon Drew Sr., Harmon and Jean Drew are [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. In 1990, Mrs. Drew ran for the same judgeship that her husband now holds, but she was defeated by fellow Democrat Henry Newton Brown Jr., 48,935 (57 percent) to 36,217 (43 percent). Of the nine parishes in the district, Jean Drew won in Webster, Winn, and Lincoln parishes and lost Caldwell and Jackson parishes by fewer than one hundred votes each.
Like Harmon Drew Sr., Harmon and Jean Drew are [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. In 1990, Mrs. Drew ran for the same judgeship that her husband now holds, but she was defeated by fellow Democrat Henry Newton Brown Jr., 48,935 (57 percent) to 36,217 (43 percent). Of the nine parishes in the district, Jean Drew won in Webster, Winn, and Lincoln parishes and lost Caldwell and Jackson parishes by fewer than one hundred votes each.