Charles Milton Cunningham Explained

Charles Milton Cunningham
Office:Louisiana State Senator
for Natchitoches Parish
Term Start:1915
Term End:1922
Preceded:Leopold Caspari
Succeeded:J. Isaac Friedman
Birth Date:2 April 1877
Birth Place: New Orleans
Louisiana, USA
Death Place:Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Resting Place:Catholic Cemetery in Natchitoches
Spouse:Alicia Evelena Payne Cunningham (married 1898-1936, his death)
Children:Charles Milton Cunningham, Jr.
John Hamilton Cunningham
W. Peyton Cunningham
Charles Murray Cunningham
Joseph Blanchard Cunningham
Mary Cunningham Miller
Sister Elisabeth Cunningham
Parents:Milton Joseph Cunningham
Relations:William Tharp Cunningham (brother)
John William Payne (brother-in-law)
Mildred Methvin (great-granddaughter)
Party:Democrat
Alma Mater:Northwestern State University
Occupation:Educator, then Attorney
Publisher of The Natchitoches Times (1903-1930)

Charles Milton Cunningham (April 2, 1877  - May 17, 1936) was a Louisiana attorney and newspaper publisher who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1915 to 1922.[1] Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Cunningham received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern State University, taught briefly, and established The Natchitoches Times newspaper in 1903. He studied law, and was an unsuccessful candidate for a district judgeship in 1906.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present. senate.la.gov. October 2, 2014. December 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151225225646/http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf. dead.