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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=William Jennings "Bill" Cleveland, Sr.
| name=William Jennings Cleveland, Sr.
| office= [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Representative for Acadia Parish]]
| office= [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Representative for Acadia Parish]]
|term_start=1944
|term_start=1944
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|relations=[[Pap Dean]] (nephew by marriage)
|relations=[[Pap Dean]] (nephew by marriage)
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'''William Jennings "Bill" Cleveland, Sr.''' (October 19, 1902 &ndash; December 16, 1974), served in both houses of the [[Louisiana State Legislature]] from 1944 to 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf |title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812- Current: Acadia Parish |publisher=house.louisiana.gov |accessdate=March 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105414/http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf |archivedate=October 6, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011: Acadia and St. Landry parishes|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref> He was also [[acting governor]] for one day in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/LHP/id/8786|title=Acting Louisiaan Governor W. J. "Bill" Cleveland|publisher=llouisdl.louislibraries.org|accessdate=March 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134352/http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/LHP/id/8786|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''William Jennings Cleveland, Sr.''' (October 19, 1902 &ndash; December 16, 1974), served in both houses of the [[Louisiana State Legislature]] from 1944 to 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf |title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812- Current: Acadia Parish |publisher=house.louisiana.gov |accessdate=March 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105414/http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf |archivedate=October 6, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011: Acadia and St. Landry parishes|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref> He was also [[acting governor]] for one day in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/LHP/id/8786|title=Acting Louisiaan Governor W. J. "Bill" Cleveland|publisher=llouisdl.louislibraries.org|accessdate=March 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134352/http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/LHP/id/8786|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Not to be confused with William S. Cleveland.
William Jennings Cleveland, Sr.
Louisiana State Representative for Acadia Parish
In office
1944–1956
Preceded byAngelos Chaisson
N. C. Petitjean
Succeeded byE. C. Frémaux
Bernard Regan
In office
1956–1964
Preceded byEdward M. Boagni, Jr.
Guy C. Gardiner
Succeeded byEdwin Edwards
Personal details
Born(1902-10-19)October 19, 1902
Lena Station, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, US
DiedDecember 16, 1974(1974-12-16) (aged 72)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery in Crowley, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)(1) Willie Mae Dean Cleveland (divorced)
(2) Patricia Williamson Cleveland (died 2010)
RelationsPap Dean (nephew by marriage)
Children6
Residence(s)Crowley, Louisiana
OccupationReal estate developer

William Jennings Cleveland, Sr. (October 19, 1902 – December 16, 1974), served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1944 to 1964.[1][2] He was also acting governor for one day in 1959.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812- Current: Acadia Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011: Acadia and St. Landry parishes" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Acting Louisiaan Governor W. J. "Bill" Cleveland". llouisdl.louislibraries.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Angelos Chaisson
N. C. Petitjean
 Louisiana State Representative for Acadia Parish
William Jennings "Bill" Cleveland, Sr.
(alongside Angelos Chaisson, C. E. Whipp, and E. C. Frémaux)
1944 – 1956 		Succeeded by
E. C. Frémaux
Bernard Regan
Preceded by
Edward M. Boagni, Jr.
Guy C. Gardiner
 Louisiana State Senator for Acadia Parish
and St. Landry Parish in first term
William Jennings "Bill" Cleveland, Sr.
(alongside Henry D. Larcade, Jr., in first term)
1956 – 1964 		Succeeded by
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