James E. Bolin

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Legislator and soldier

Bolin was elected state representative when the one-term incumbent, Drayton Boucher of Springhill, ran successfully for the Louisiana State Senate. In the legislative runoff election, Bolin defeated former representative and Minden mayor J. Frank Colbert, 3,161 (57.3 percent) to 2,358 (42.7 percent).[1]

Judicial career

In 1956, Bolin defeated State Representative E. D. Gleason of Webster Parish, 2,503 to 912, for a seat at the proposed state constitutional convention. Because voters statewide rejected the calling of the convention, the election was moot.[2]

Honors

Bolin died in 2002 at the age of eighty-seven in an assisted living facility in Shreveport. He is honored through the naming of Bolin Hall at the Louisiana Army National Guard installation at Camp Minden, formerly part of the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant.[3]

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References

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  1. Minden Herald, February 23, 1940, p. 1
  2. Minden Herald, November 8, 1956, p. 1
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Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court Judge for Bossier and Webster parishes
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