Bert Anthony Adams
Louisiana State Representative
for Vernon Parish
In office
1956–1968
Preceded byF. E. Hernandez
Succeeded byTwo-member district:

E. Holman Jones

Buddy Leach
Personal details
Born(1916-10-23)October 23, 1916
DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 2003(2003-02-03) (aged 86)
Resting placeLeesville Cemetery in Leesville, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBernice Carnell Parker Adams
ChildrenBert William "Skipper" Adams (deceased)
Lynn Dell Pynes
Gayle Shaw
Residence(s)Leesville, Louisiana, U.S.
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Louisiana National Guard
RankStaff sergeant to second lieutenant on battlefield
National Guard Captain
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War

Bert Anthony Adams (October 23, 1916 February 3, 2003) was a decorated war veteran who served from 1956 to 1968 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Leesville in Vernon Parish in western Louisiana.[1]

Biography

Born in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, Adams was a decorated United States Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.[2]

Adams won his second term in the Democratic primary election held on December 5, 1959.[3]

Private life

References

  1. "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Vernon Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. "Bert Adams". usgwarchives.net. February 5, 2003. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. The Shreveport Times, December 7, 1959, p. 2-A


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