S. M. Morgan, Jr.
| Samuel Moore Morgan Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative for Red River Parish | |
| Preceded by | Henry Bethard |
| Succeeded by |
Two-member district: |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 29, 1922 |
| Died | January 1982 (aged 59) Coushatta, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Zion Baptist Cemetery in Fairview Alpha in |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Almond Morgan |
| Children | Ronnie Morgan |
| Parents |
Samuel Moore "Sammie" Morgan, Sr. |
| Residence | Coushatta, Louisiana |
Two-member district:
Joe Henry Cooper
July 29, 1922
Coushatta, Red River Parish
Samuel Moore "Sammie" Morgan, Sr.
Samuel Moore Morgan Jr. (July 29, 1922 – January 1982), known as S. M. Morgan, Jr., was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Coushatta, Louisiana. His service extended for a single term from 1964 to 1968 during the first administration of Governor John McKeithen. Morgan was the last member to represent only Red River Parish in the state House. Beginning in 1968, Red River was combined with neighboring DeSoto and Sabine parishes with two members from a combined but temporary districting scheme.
Morgan was the son of Samuel Moore "Sammie" Morgan, Sr. (1897-1974), and the former Mary Zelma Hankins (1898-1978). He had two siblings, Rufus Lamar Morgan and Mary Ellon Morgan, who died in 1926, the year of their births. A second sister, Sibyl Beth Morgan Alexander (1934-2012), a graduate of Louisiana College in Pineville, was until 1981 a business education teacher at the former Fairview Alpha High School in the Fairview Alpha community in . She was then principal of the former Farivew Alpha Independent School. She and her husband, Richard Gray "Dickie" Alexander (1933-1996), who were the parents of five children, operated Red River Butane Company in Coushatta. Morgan was married to the former Sue Almond (1927-1993), daughter of the former Elma Adams (1894-1975) and Reno Arrenis Almond, Sr. (1896-1969), who was the founder of the Almond Brothers Lumber Company in Coushatta.
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