Warren Davis Folkes Explained

Warren Davis Folkes
Office:Louisiana State Representative
Constituency:West Feliciana Parish
Term Start:1944
Term End:1955
Preceded:Thomas D. Gilmore
Succeeded:James P. Leake
Constituency2:Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes
Party:Democrat
Term Start2:1955
Term End2:1968
Preceded2:E. M. Toler
Succeeded2:J. E. Jumonville, Sr.
Office3:Louisiana State Representative
Constituency3:West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge parishes
Term Start3:1968
Term End3:1976
Preceded3:James P. Leake
Succeeded3:Joe Allen Fudge
Birth Date:4 January 1898
Birth Place:St. Francisville, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting Place:Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in St. Francisville
Residence:St. Francisville, Louisiana
Alma Mater:University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Religion:Episcopalian
Occupation:Farmer
Spouse:Alice Winfield Pipes Folkes
Children:Alice Folkes Bankston
Four grandchildren
Parents:Cheston and Jessie Davis Folkes

Warren Davis Folkes (January 4, 1898 – June 14, 1997) was a Louisiana politician who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1944 to 1955, and from 1968 to 1976,[1] and in the Louisiana State Senate from 1955 to 1968.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-Present. legis.la.gov. December 31, 2014.
  2. Web site: Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-Present. senate.la.gov. December 31, 2014.