Charles Emery Tooke Jr.

Charles Emery Tooke Jr.

Louisiana State Senator from Desoto and Caddo parishes
In office 1944–1952
Preceded by	Riemer Calhoun Lloyd Hendrick
Succeeded by	B. H. "Johnny" Rogers Jackson B. Davis
Personal details
Born	July 19, 1912 DeRidder Beauregard Parish Louisiana, USA
Died	September 1986 (aged 74) Shreveport, Louisiana
Resting place	Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lucia Francis Von Beck Tooke (m. 1945; her death 1981)
Children	Catherine Tooke McVea Elizabeth Tooke Madole Sarah (Sally) Tooke Haynie Marjorie Claire Tooke Gholson Patricia Anne Tooke Charles Emery Tooke III
Residence	Shreveport, Louisiana
Alma mater	Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Ruston LA (B.A.) and Tulane University (L.L.B.)
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Methodist
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy United States Naval Reserve
Rank	Lt. Commander, USNR; Air Intelligence;Officer Fleet Air Wing Two; Minecraft; Military Government, Guam in Pacific Theater of Operations
Battles/wars	World War II

Charles Emery Tooke Jr. (July 19, 1912 – September 1986),^[1] was an attorney from Shreveport, Louisiana,^[2] who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate from 1948 to 1956, alongside, first, Riemer Calhoun and, then, B. H. "Johnny" Rogers, both of DeSoto Parish.^[3]

Tooke was born in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana, to Charles Tooke Sr. (1880-1951), a native of Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana, and the former Bessie Lee Roberts (1887-1961). He had a brother, Jack Roberts Tooke (1918-1972), and a sister, Sarah Katherine Tooke Pankey (1914-2012), who was an educator, primarily in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.^[4]

Tooke was a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve during World War II. He worked in the military government and civil affairs of the Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Tooke and his wife, the former Lucia Frances Von Beck (1915-1981), a native of Georgia,^[2] had a daughter,^[1] Marjorie Claire Tooke Gholson^[5] (born c. 1952) and a son, Charles Emery Tooke III (born 1955) of Fort Worth, Texas.^[6]

Tooke is interred at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport.^[5]

References

1 2 "Charles Emery Tooke Jr.". records.ancestry.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
1 2 "Floyd Medals". floydmedals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
↑ "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
↑ "Sarah Katherine Tooke Pankey". Monroe News-Star. June 16, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
1 2 "Charles Emery Tooke Jr.". geni.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
↑ "Charles Emery Tooke". peoplefinders.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.

Political offices
Preceded by Lloyd Hendrick Riemer Calhoun	Louisiana State Senator for DeSoto and Caddo parishes Charles Emery Tooke Jr. (alongside Riemer Calhoun in first term and B. H. "Johnny" Rogers in second term) 1948 – 1956	Succeeded by B. H. "Johnny" Rogers Jackson B. Davis

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