Bill Dodd

William Joseph "Bill" Dodd (born November 25, 1909 in Liberty , Liberty County , Texas , †  November 16, 1991 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana ) was an American politician . Between 1948 and 1952 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Louisiana.

Career

When he was a child, Bill Dodd came to Sabine Parish in Louisiana with his parents . In 1934 he graduated from Louisiana Normal School , now Northwestern State University . In the meantime he was also active as a professional baseball player in Wyoming . At times he taught in Louisiana as a teacher. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . Between 1940 and 1948 he was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives . During this time he participated as a lieutenant in the United States Army at the World War II in part. He was used in Europe. He then studied law at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. After his admission to the bar in 1947, he began to work in this profession.

In 1948, Dodd was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana alongside Earl Long . He held this office between 1948 and 1952. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . Between 1952 and 1956 Dodd was a member of his party's state executive committee. One of his goals was his election as governor. When Earl Long suffered a heart attack in 1951, he already saw the opportunity for this post. But Long recovered. In 1952 and 1959, Dodd was defeated in the gubernatorial election of his party. Between 1956 and 1960 he was State Auditor . From 1960 to 1964 he was a member of his state's education committee; between 1964 and 1972 he served as Education Superintendent as Secretary of Education of Louisiana. He never achieved his greatest goal, the governorship. Bill Dodd died on November 16, 1991 in Baton Rouge, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Bill Dodd in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Encyclopedia of Louisiana