Charles Milton Cunningham

Charles Milton Cunningham
Louisiana State Senator for Natchitoches Parish
In office 1915–1922
Preceded by	Leopold Caspari
Succeeded by	J. Isaac Friedman
Personal details
Born	(1877-04-02)April 2, 1877 New Orleans Louisiana, USA
Died	May 17, 1936(1936-05-17) (aged 59) Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Resting place	Catholic Cemetery in Natchitoches
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Alicia Evelena Payne Cunningham (married 1898-1936, his death)
Relations	William Tharp Cunningham (brother) John William Payne (brother-in-law) Mildred Methvin (great-granddaughter)
Children	Charles Milton Cunningham, Jr. John Hamilton Cunningham W. Peyton Cunningham Charles Murray Cunningham Joseph Blanchard Cunningham Mary Cunningham Miller Sister Elisabeth Cunningham
Parent	Milton Joseph Cunningham
Alma mater	Northwestern State University
Occupation	Educator, then Attorney Publisher of The Natchitoches Times (1903-1930)

Charles Milton Cunningham (April 2, 1877 – May 17, 1936) was a Louisiana attorney and newspaper publisher who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1915 to 1922.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Cunningham received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern State University, taught briefly, and established The Natchitoches Times newspaper in 1903. He studied law, and was an unsuccessful candidate for a district judgeship in 1906.