succeeded governor death_date death_place children birth_place religion party office preceded birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end birth_name occupation
m.v. r. theriot v.j. scogin louis j. michot hargrove c. e. `` cap '' barham roy earl k. long 16 november 1991 baton rouge , east baton rouge parish louisiana william dodd -lrb- born 1951 -rrb- ford dodd -lrb- born 1947 -rrb- leonard bruce liberty , liberty county texas , usa baptist democrat louisiana of louisiana louisiana state auditor -lrb- later comptroller ; office state is no longer elected . -rrb- louisiana state board of representative education louisiana education superintendent from allen parish 42nd lieutenant governor david shelby m. jackson cole j. emile verret allison kolb merle welsh 25 november 1909 1940 1948 1956 1960 1964 verone -rrb- ford dodd -lrb- 1918-2005 , married 1939-his death bill_dodd_of_louisiana . jpg bill dodd
 1948 1952 1960 1964 1972 william joseph dodd attorney ; politician
bill dodd

william joseph `` bill '' dodd -lrb- november 25 , 1909 -- november 16 , 1991 -rrb- held five important positions in louisiana government in the mid-twentieth century , including the offices of state representative , lieutenant governor , state auditor , president and member of the state board of education , and state education superintendent , but he never achieved his ultimate goal : the state 's powerful napoleonic-style governorship .
twice dodd failed to win the pivotal democratic gubernatorial nomination : 1952 and 1959 .
to his critics , he was a long `` hatchet man . ''
to his admirers , he never let his defeats sour his optimistic spirit , his patriotism , or his devotion to his adopted home state .
