Coleman Lindsey

Isaac Coleman Lindsey (born October 12, 1892 in Webster Parish , Louisiana , †  November 15, 1968 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana) was an American politician . In 1939 and 1940 he was acting lieutenant governor of the state of Louisiana.

Career

Born in what is now Allen Parish , Coleman Lindsey grew up on his grandparents' farm and attended public schools in his home town and Oakdale High School . After that he taught temporarily as a teacher. After a subsequent law degree at Louisiana State University and his admission to the bar in 1921, he began to work as a lawyer. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Within his party he belonged to the wing around Huey Long at the state level . From 1922 he lived in Minden . Between 1924 and 1928 and again from 1932 to 1940 he sat in the Louisiana Senate , where he was also chairman of several committees. In 1930 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of mayor of Minden. In 1939, Lindsey was President Pro Tempore of the State Senate.

After the resignation of Governor Richard W. Leche , Lieutenant Governor Earl Long was his successor. According to the state constitution, the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, Coleman Lindsey, took over the acting post of lieutenant governor, which he held until the end of his term in 1940. He was deputy governor and official chairman of the state senate. In 1940 he waived the possibility of re-election. After the end of his time as lieutenant governor, he practiced again as a lawyer. He later moved to Baton Rouge. From 1950 until his death, he served as a judge in the 19th District of Louisiana. He died on November 15, 1968 in Baton Rouge.

Web links

• Brief biography at the Louisiana History Association