Warren Davis Folkes

Warren Davis Folkes (January 4, 1898 June 14, 1997) was a farmer from his native St. Francisville, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1944 to 1955 and again from 1968 to 1976[1] and in the Louisiana State Senate in the intervening years of 1955 to 1968.[2]

Warren Davis Folkes
Louisiana State Representative
In office
1944–1955
Preceded byThomas D. Gilmore
Succeeded byJames P. Leake
ConstituencyWest Feliciana Parish
Louisiana State Senator
In office
1955–1968
Preceded byE. M. Toler
Succeeded byJ. E. Jumonville, Sr.
ConstituencyAscension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes
Louisiana State Representative
In office
1968–1976
Preceded byJames P. Leake
Succeeded byJoe Allen Fudge
ConstituencyWest Feliciana and East Baton Rouge parishes
Personal details
Born(1898-01-04)January 4, 1898
St. Francisville, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1997(1997-06-13) (aged 99)
Resting placeGrace Episcopal Church Cemetery in St. Francisville
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Alice Winfield Pipes Folkes
ChildrenAlice Folkes Bankston
Four grandchildren
ParentsCheston and Jessie Davis Folkes
ResidenceSt. Francisville, Louisiana
Alma materUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette
OccupationFarmer

Folkes was one of seven children of Cheston Folkes and the former Jessie Davis (1865-1938). Cheston Folkes was a state representative from 1908 to 1920, 1924 to 1932, and 1936 to 1940.[1] Warren Folkes graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, when it was known as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute. He was active in his hometown Grace Episcopal Church.[3] He and his wife, the former Alice Winfield Pipes (1903-1996)[4] had one child, Alice Folks Bankston (1935-2013), the wife of Walter Roland Bankston and the mother of four children.[5]

Folkes left the state House after victory in a special election in 1955 for the state Senate vacancy created by the death in 1954 of E. M. Toler, a long-time East Feliciana Parish physician from Clinton. Folkes returned to the House in 1968 for the West Feliciana Parish district and also from 1972 to 1976 was part of the nine-member delegation from East Baton Rouge Parish.[1][2]

Folkes, his wife, daughter, and other family members are interred at the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in St. Francisville.[3]

References

  1. "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-Present" (PDF). legis.la.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  2. "Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-Present" (PDF). senate.la.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  3. "Warren Davis Folkes". findagrave.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  4. "Alice Winfield Pipes Folkes". findagrave.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  5. "Alice Folkes Bankston". findagrave.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
Preceded by
Thomas D. Gilmore
Louisiana State Representative for West Feliciana Parish

Warren Davis Folkes
19441955

Succeeded by
James R. Leake
Preceded by
E. M. Toler
Louisiana State Senator for now District 17 (Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes)

Warren Davis Folkes
19551968

Succeeded by
J. E. Jumonville, Sr.
Preceded by
James R. Leake
Louisiana State Representative for West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge parishes

Warren Davis Folkes
19681976

Succeeded by
Joe Allen Fudge


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