Neil Haven Klock
Neil Haven Klock | |
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Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
In office 1940–1944[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 9, 1896 |
Died | August 10, 1978 Veterans Administration Hospital Alexandria, Louisiana | (aged 81)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Olive Ruth Cloud
(m. 1922; died. 1926) |
Children | 5[3] |
Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
Neil Haven Klock (November 9, 1896[2] – August 10, 1978) was an American politician.[4] He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[1]
Klock was the son of John Charles Klock. He attended Texas A&M University[3] and served in the United States Army during World War I.[2] At one time he ran the Meeker Sugar Refinery, a syrup business, with his brother Ernest Klock.[2]
In 1940, Klock won election to the Louisiana House of Representatives where he served until 1944.[1] He was a farmer when he retired.[3] Klock was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Cheneyville, Louisiana. At the time of his death he resided in Alexandria, Louisiana.[3]
Klock died in August 1978 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Alexandria, at the age of 81.[3] He was buried in Trinity Episcopal Cemetery.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 – 2012" (PDF). David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d e Klock, David W. "Klock Connections: Generation No. 6" (PDF). Klock Connections. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary for Neil Haven Klock (Aged 81)". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. August 12, 1978. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-05-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Neil Haven Klock for Representative, Issues Statement". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 21, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
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