Lloyd Hendrick

Lloyd Leroy Hendrick
Louisiana State Senator for DeSoto and Caddo parishes
In office 1940–1948
Preceded by	Two-member district: J. C. Heard Roscoe C. Cranor
Succeeded by	Riemer Calhoun Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1908-10-30)October 30, 1908 Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
Died	April 25, 1951(1951-04-25) (aged 42) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Resting place	Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Gladys Pitts Hendrick
Parent(s)	Dr. Thaddeus Albert and Eva Lena McFerren Hendrick
Residence(s)	Shreveport, Louisiana
Alma mater	Belcher High School Tulane University Law School
Occupation	Lawyer
Military service
Battles/wars	World War II

Lloyd Leroy Hendrick (October 30, 1908 – April 25, 1951)[1] was a lawyer in Shreveport, Louisiana, who served from 1940 to 1948 as a member of the Louisiana State Senate from a combined Caddo and DeSoto parish district. His tenure paralleled the administrations of Governors Sam Houston Jones and Jimmie Davis.[2]

Hendrick was born in Natchitoches Parish to Dr. Thaddeus Albert Hendrick (1878-1956) and the former Eva Lena McFerren (1882-1925).[1] Hendrick graduated from Belcher High School in Belcher in Caddo Parish and Tulane University Law School in New Orleans.[3]

His stepmother was the former Mary Lillian Harp (1900-2000).[4] Hendrick was married to the former Gladys Pitts (1902-1979).[1]

Political career

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Hendrick died in the capital city of Baton Rouge at the age of forty-two.[1]

References

1. "Lloyd Leroy Hendrick". Findagrave.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
2. "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
3. Advertisement, Minden Herald, July 30, 1948, p. 6
4. "Mary Harp Hendrick". obitcentral.com. May 2000. Archived from the original on August 28, 2004. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
5. Jerry Purvis Sanson (1999). Louisiana During World War II: Politics and Society, 1939-1945. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8071-2308-0. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

Political offices
Preceded by Two-member district: J. C. Heard Roscoe C. Cranor	Louisiana State Senator for DeSoto and Caddo parishes Lloyd L. Hendrick (alongside Joe T. Cawthorn and Riemer Calhoun) 1940 – 1948	Succeeded by Riemer Calhoun Charles Emery Tooke, Jr.