resting_place residence branch succeeded death_date children birth_place party office preceded battles birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name
american cemetery in natchitoches , louisiana natchitoches , louisiana united states army monnie t. cheves ray tarver 22 april 1979 curtis boozman , jr. . place of birth missing democrat louisiana state representative from natchitoches parish sylvan friedman monnie t. cheves world war i 24 july 1898 1952 1960 marion c. boozman curtis boozman
 1956 1964 curtis earl boozman , sr.
curtis boozman

curtis earl boozman , sr. -lrb- july 24 , 1898 -- april 22 , 1979 -rrb- , was a democrat who served two nonconsecutive terms in the louisiana house of representatives from natchitoches parish , louisiana .
his first term from 1952 to 1956 corresponded with the administration of governor robert f. kennon ; his second , from 1960 to 1964 , with the second term of governor jimmie davis .
in the second term , he served alongside the young newcomer , paul l. foshee .
boozman served in the united states army during world war i ; his son , curtis , jr. -lrb- 1925-1993 -rrb- , was a united states navy sailor in world war ii .
he was married to marion c. boozman -lrb- 1899-1989 -rrb- .
his daughter-in-law , the former mary ellen smith , was born in 1929 .
in 1954 , boozman , along with representative monnie t. cheves and state senator sylvan friedman , pushed for passage of legislation to permit northwestern state university in natchitoches to confer the master of education degree .
the measure , known as house bill 343 , was signed into law by governor kennon .
originally known as `` normal '' , northwestern was for many years the only state-supported teacher education institution in the state .
in september 1960 , representative boozman was among the many political dignitaries who traveled to winnfield for the burial of former governor earl kemp long .
boozman owned a creole cottage built about 1900 and located at 212 rue second street in natchitoches .
the building is now called the american inn .
boozman , his wife , and son are interred at american cemetery in natchitoches .
