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Milton Joseph Cunningham

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Milton Joseph
"Joe" Cunningham
Attorney General of Louisiana
In office
1884–1888
GovernorSamuel Douglas McEnery
Preceded byJames C. Egan
Succeeded byWalter Henry Rogers
In office
1892–1900
GovernorMurphy J. Foster, Sr.
Preceded byWalter Henry Rogers
Succeeded byWalter Guion
Louisiana State Senator from Natchitoches and DeSoto parishes
In office
1880–1884
Succeeded byTwo-member delegation:

J. Fisher Smith

Edgar W. Sutherlin
Louisiana State Representative
In office
1878–1880
Preceded byThree-member delegation:

L. G. Barron
John G. Lewis

Henry Raby
Succeeded byTwo-member delegation:

James H. Cosgrove

R. E. Jackson
Personal details
Born(1842-03-10)March 10, 1842
Louisiana DeSoto Parish
Louisiana, USA
DiedOctober 19, 1916(1916-10-19) (aged 74)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cause of deathAtherosclerosis
Resting placeAmerican Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)(1) Thalia Allen Tharp (married 1866-1872, her death)

(2) Anne Peyton (married 1874-1878, her death)
(3) Cecile Hertzog (married 1880-1886, her death)

(4) Emma Mai Blouin (married 1895-1916, his death )
RelationsW. Peyton Cunningham (grandson)
Mildred Methvin (great-great-granddaughter)
ChildrenTwelve children, including:

William Tharp Cunningham

Charles Milton Cunningham
Parent(s)John Hamilton and Ann Buie Cunningham
OccupationAttorney
Landowner
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Milton Joseph Cunningham, also known as Joe Cunningham (March 10, 1842 – October 19, 1916) was a Louisiana attorney and politician who served as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1884 to 1888, and from 1892 to 1900.

As Attorney General he submitted the legal brief to the Supreme Court in the case Plessy v. Ferguson arguing in favor of separate rail cars for people of different races.[1]

Cunningham served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1878 to 1880 and in the Louisiana State Senate from 1880 to 1884.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Milton Joseph Cunningham, Obituary". Times Picayune. October 20, 1916., cited in Mimi Methvin McManus (May 29, 2003). "Milton Joseph Cunningham". genealogy.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present" (PDF). senate.la.gov. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
Legal offices
Preceded by
James C. Egan
Attorney General of Louisiana
Milton Joseph "Joe" Cunningham

1884 – 1888
Succeeded by
Walter Henry Rogers
Preceded by
Walter Henry Rogers
Attorney General of Louisiana
Milton Joseph "Joe" Cunningham

1892 – 1900
Succeeded by
Louisiana State Senate
Preceded by
Missing
Louisiana State Senator from Natchitoches and DeSoto parishes
Milton Joseph "Joe" Cunningham

1880 – 1884
Succeeded by
J. Fisher Smith
Edgar W. Sutherlin
Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by
Three-member delegation:

L. G. Barron
John G. Lewis

Henry Raby
Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches Parish
Milton Joseph "Joe" Cunningham

1878 – 1880
Succeeded by
Two-member delegation:

James H. Cosgrove

R. E. Jackson