Harvey Fields (politician) explained

Harvey Goodwyn Fields Sr.
Office:Louisiana State Senator for Union and Red River parishes
Term Start:1916
Term End:1920
Preceded:J. G. Taylor
Succeeded:W. T. Barham
Office2:United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
Term Start2:1937
Term End2:1941
Succeeded2:Malcolm Lafargue
Birth Date:31 May 1882
Birth Place:Marksville, Louisiana, US
Death Place:Union Parish, Louisiana, US
Residence:Farmerville, Louisiana
Spouse:Evelyn Sanders Fields (married 1908; died 1961)
Children:3, including T. T. Fields
Party:Democrat
Alma Mater:Louisiana Tech University
Tulane University Law School

Harvey Goodwyn Fields Sr. (May 31, 1882  - May 5, 1961) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Farmerville, Louisiana, who was affiliated with the Long political faction, and served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1916 - 1920.[1]

He had a son, T. T. Fields, served in the Louisiana House of Representatives.[2] A grandson, Thomas T. Fields, penned a 2009 biography of Fields, I Called Him Grand Dad.[3] Fields died in 1961.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011. legis.state.la.us. October 24, 2014. April 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404072507/http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812 - 2016: Union and Morehouse parishes. house.louisiana.gov. October 24, 2014. October 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105414/http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: I Called Him Grand Dad. Thomas T. Fields. 2009. XLibris. 227. 978-1441535405. October 24, 2014.
  4. News: M. E. Lafargue, Former District Attorney, Dies – Succumbs in Sleep Here at Age 54; Services Saturday. Shreveport Journal. March 28, 1963. 1-A, 4-A.