What key details about william m. rainach can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william monroe rainach , sr. , known as willie rainach -lrb- july 13 , 1913 -- january 26 , 1978 -rrb- , was a state legislator from rural summerfield in claiborne parish who led louisiana 's '' massive resistance '' to desegregation during the last half of the 1950s . he served claiborne and neighboring bienville parish in north louisiana for three terms in the louisiana state senate from 1948 to 1960 . earlier , he represented claiborne parish in the state louisiana house of representatives from 1940 to 1948 . when he left the house , the seat was taken by john sidney garrett of haynesville , in northern claiborne parish , who twenty years later would serve a term as speaker . in 1959 , rainach unsuccessfully sought the democratic gubernatorial nomination , then equivalent to election in louisiana at a time when few republicans bothered to contest elections .
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- preceded is marshall e. woodard george t. norton- birth name is william odom- party is democratic- death date is 26 january 1978- office is louisiana state representative from claiborne parish state senator from claiborne and bienville parishes louisiana- term end is 1960 1948- succeeded is james t. mccalman john sidney garrett- term start is 1948 1940- birth date is 13 july 1913- children is william m. rainach , jr. .- image size is 200px- image is state_senator_william_m . _ rainach_of_la . jpg- birth place is kentwood tangipahoa parish louisiana , usa- religion is southern methodist- alma mater is summerfield high school