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| term_start=1980
| term_start=1980
| term_end=1996
| term_end=1996
| preceded=Joe Henry Cooper
| preceded=[[Joe Henry Cooper]]
| succeeded=[[Beverly Bruce|Beverly Gourdon Bruce]]
| succeeded=[[Beverly Bruce]]
| birth_date=October 29, 1933
| birth_date=October 29, 1933
| birth_place=Marthaville<br>Natchitoches Parish<br> [[Louisiana]]<br>
| birth_place=Marthaville<br>Natchitoches Parish<br> [[Louisiana]]<br>
The middle of three sons of John Clinton McFerren, Sr. (1903-1970), and the former Mae Donaho (1909-1998) of Marthaville in Natchitoches Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=
The middle of three sons of John Clinton McFerren, Sr. (1903-1970), and the former Mae Donaho (1909-1998) of Marthaville in Natchitoches Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McFerren&GSfn=John&GSmn=Clinton&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=29076134&df=all&|title=John Clinton McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> McFerren received a Master of Science degree in education from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. Originally a classroom teacher, he then served for twelve years on the elected Caddo Parish School Board, including a stint as board president. From 1980 to 1996, he represented state House District 7 for four terms, having succeeded Joe Henry Cooper (1918-1980)<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020: Caddo and DeSoto parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> and was the chairman of the House Education Committee during the last of the four non-consecutive terms of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref name=stimes>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/money/business/2017/05/14/business/101565096/
https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McFerren&GSfn=John&GSmn=Clinton&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=29076134&df=all&|title=John Clinton McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> McFerren received a Master of Science degree in education from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. Originally a classroom teacher, he then served for twelve years on the elected Caddo Parish School Board, including a stint as board president. From 1980 to 1996, he represented state House District 7 for four terms, having succeeded [[Joe Henry Cooper]]<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020: Caddo and DeSoto parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> and was the chairman of the House Education Committee during the last of the four non-consecutive terms of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref name=stimes>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/money/business/2017/05/14/business/101565096/
|title=State Rep. appointed to U. L. Board|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 14, 2017|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>
|title=State Rep. appointed to U. L. Board|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 14, 2017|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>