Cotton Ivy

Lamarse Howard "Cotton" Ivy,[1] is a humorist, comedian and entertainer born in Decatur County, Tennessee on May 15, 1930. Ivy served as a Democrat on the Tennessee House of Representatives in Decaturville, Tennessee from 1985 to 1989.[2][3] From 1989 to 1995, he served as Tennessee's Commissioner of Agriculture.[2] The Department of Agriculture's L.H. "Cotton" Ivy Laboratory is named after him.[4][5]

L. H. (Cotton) Ivy
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
1985–1989
Personal details
Born (1930-05-13) May 13, 1930
Decatur County, Tennessee
Spouse(s)Patsy Lou Joyner Ivy
ChildrenJan, Bob, Vic, and Tim
ResidenceDecatur County, Tennessee
Occupationhumorist, musician, entertainer, politician

References

  1. "Concord Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee". tngenweb.org. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  2. "Tennessee Council of Cooperatives". tennesseecouncilofcoops.org. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  3. Tennessee. Dept. of State (1985). Tennessee Blue Book. Secretary of State. ISSN 0364-5746. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  4. "Page Not Found - TN.gov". tn.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-10-31. Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. "L.H. 'Cotton' Ivy to speak at UTM commencement | The Pacer". utmpacer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
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