James R. Eubank
James Rowland Eubank (December 8, 1914 – November 9, 1952) was a lawyer from Alexandria, Louisiana, who served for six months during 1952 in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Rapides Parish.[1] He died in office at the age of thirty-seven from a heart attack.[2]
James Rowland Eubank | |
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Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish | |
In office May 1952 – November 9, 1952 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence T. Fuglaar
W. George Bowdon, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Lloyd George Teekell |
Personal details | |
Born | December 8, 1914 |
Died | November 9, 1952 (aged 37) Alexandria, Louisiana, US |
Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Katherine Bringhurst Eubank |
Relations | Swords Lee (maternal grandfather) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Alexandria, Louisiana |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University Law Center |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Eubank was a floor leader for Governor Robert F. Kennon.[2] He was succeeded in the House by Lloyd George Teekell, another Alexandria lawyer who won a special election in 1953 to fill the remaining three years of Eubank's term.[1]
Eubank and his wife, the former Katherine Bringhurst, had two children, Robert Benjamin Eubank (born 1942) and Elizabeth Tracy Eubank (born August 1943).[2] Eubank was a maternal grandson of Swords Lee, a timber businessman in Pollock and Alexandria, who represented Grant Parish in the Louisiana House from 1904 to 1908. He was a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia. His middle name is derived from his great-grandmother, Martha Roland Lee, spelled without the "w".[3]
Eubank served in the United States Army during World War II. He is interred alongside his parents at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana.[2]
References
- "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- "James Rowland Eubank". Baton Rouge Advocate. November 10, 1952.
- "Col. Stephen R. Lee of Alexandria Dies at His Home Feb. 13: Industrial and Political Leader, Descendant of Famous Lees". Winnfield News-American. Winnfield, Louisiana. February 22, 1929. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
Preceded by W. George Bowdon, Jr. T. C. Brister |
Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish
James Rowland Eubank |
Succeeded by Lloyd George Teekell |