Grove Stafford | |
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Member of the Louisiana State Senate | |
In office 1940–1948 | |
Preceded by | George W. Lee |
Succeeded by | C. H. "Sammy" Downs |
Personal details | |
Born | David Grove Stafford Sr.
[1] September 26, 1897 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | June 21, 1975 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 4 [2] |
Relatives |
Leroy Augustus Stafford (grandfather) Thomas Overton Moore (maternal great-grandfather) |
Alma mater |
Louisiana State University Tulane University |
David Grove Stafford Sr. (September 26, 1897 – June 21, 1975) [1] was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate. [3]
Born in Alexandria, Louisiana. Stafford was the grandson of brigadier general Leroy Augustus Stafford and the great-grandson of attorney and politician Thomas Overton Moore. He attended Alexandria Senior High School. [2] Stafford attended Louisiana State University, [2] and earned a law degree at Tulane University, [2] also playing football for both Universities. He served in World War I. [2]
In 1940, Stafford was elected to the Louisiana State Senate, serving until 1948. [3] He was elected as president of the Alexandria Bar Association in 1975, two months before his death. [2] [4]
Stafford died in June 1975 at his home in Alexandria, Louisiana, at the age of 77. [5] He was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park. [2]