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American politician (1877–1936)
Charles Milton Cunningham
Louisiana State Senator
for Natchitoches Parish
In office
1915–1922
Preceded byLeopold Caspari
Succeeded byJ. Isaac Friedman
Personal details
Born(1877-04-02)April 2, 1877
Louisiana New Orleans
Louisiana, USA
DiedMay 17, 1936(1936-05-17) (aged 59)
Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Resting placeCatholic Cemetery in Natchitoches
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAlicia Evelena Payne Cunningham (married 1898-1936, his death)
RelationsWilliam Tharp Cunningham (brother)

John William Payne (brother-in-law)

Mildred Methvin (great-granddaughter)
ChildrenCharles Milton Cunningham, Jr.

John Hamilton Cunningham
W. Peyton Cunningham
Charles Murray Cunningham
Joseph Blanchard Cunningham
Mary Cunningham Miller

Sister Elisabeth Cunningham
ParentMilton Joseph Cunningham
Alma materNorthwestern State University
OccupationEducator, then Attorney
Publisher of The Natchitoches Times (1903-1930)

Charles Milton Cunningham (April 2, 1877 – May 17, 1936) was a Louisiana attorney and newspaper publisher who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1915 to 1922.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Cunningham received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern State University, taught briefly, and established The Natchitoches Times newspaper in 1903. He studied law, and was an unsuccessful candidate for a district judgeship in 1906.

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  1. "Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present" (PDF). senate.la.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
Political offices
Preceded byLeopold Caspari Louisiana State Senator for Natchitoches Parish
Charles Milton Cunningham
1915 – 1922 		Succeeded byJ. Isaac Friedman


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