Charles Emery Tooke Jr.

Charles Emery Tooke Jr. (July 19, 1912 – September 1986)[1] was an attorney from Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,[2] who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate from 1948 to 1956, alongside, first, Riemer Calhoun and, then, B. H. "Johnny" Rogers, both of DeSoto Parish.[3]

Charles Emery Tooke Jr.
Louisiana State Senator from Desoto and Caddo parishes
In office
1948–1956
Preceded byRiemer Calhoun
Lloyd Hendrick
Succeeded byB. H. "Johnny" Rogers
Jackson B. Davis
Personal details
BornJuly 19, 1912
DeRidder
Beauregard Parish
Louisiana, USA
DiedSeptember 1986 (aged 74)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Resting placeForest Park Cemetery in Shreveport
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Lucia Francis Von Beck Tooke
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(m. 1945; died 1981)​
Children
  • Catherine Castro Tooke McVea
  • Elizabeth Roberts Tooke Madole
  • Sarah (Sally) Bell Tooke Haynie
  • Marjorie Claire Tooke Gholson
  • Patricia Ann Tooke Lloyd
  • Charles Emery Tooke, III
Residence(s)Shreveport, Louisiana
Alma materLouisiana Tech University
Tulane University Law School
OccupationLawyer
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
United States Naval Reserve
RankLieutenant commander, United States Navy Reserve; Air Intelligence;Officer Fleet Air Wing Two; Minecraft; Military Government, Guam in Pacific Theater of Operations
Battles/warsMidway in World War II

Tooke was born in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana, to Charles Emery Tooke Sr. (1880-1951), a native of Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana, and the former Bessie Lee Roberts (1887-1961). He had a brother, Jack Roberts Tooke (1918-1972), and a sister, Sarah Katherine Tooke Pankey (1914-2012), who was an educator, primarily in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish,[4] Louisiana.

Tooke was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy Reserve during World War II. He worked in the military government and civil affairs of the Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Tooke and his first wife, Lucia, had six children.[5] Following the death of his first wife, Tooke married Thais Grimes.

Tooke is interred at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport, alongside his first wife, Lucia.[6]

References
  1. "Charles Emery Tooke Jr". records.ancestry.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. "Floyd Medals". floydmedals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. "Sarah Katherine Tooke Pankey". Monroe News-Star. June 16, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. "Charles Emery Tooke". peoplefinders.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  6. "Charles Emery Tooke Jr". geni.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.


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