Ed Rand
Warren Ed Rand, known as Ed Rand (February 4, 1920 – March 26, 1999), was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Alexandria, Louisiana, who served a single term from 1960 to 1964 during the administration of Governor Jimmie Davis.[1]
Warren Ed Rand | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish | |
| In office 1960–1964 | |
| Preceded by | At-large members: Ben F. Holt |
| Succeeded by | At-large members: William P. Polk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1920 Alexandria Rapides Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | March 26, 1999 (aged 79) Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Marie Robinson Rand |
| Relations | Whitfield Jack (brother-in-law) |
| Children | Ellen R. Thrash Two grandsons |
| Residence | (1) Alexandria, Louisiana (2) Lake St. John, Concordia Parish |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Rand graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. He was a past president of the Alexandria Jaycees and a long-term member of the First United Methodist Church on Jackson Street in Alexandria. He was engaged in the real estate and life insurance businesses in Alexandria. He had a second residence on an oxbow lake of the Mississippi River, Lake St. John, in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana.[2]
At the time Rand served his single term in the legislature, Rapides Parish had three at-large members of the lower House. Single-member districts did not begin until 1972, with the first administration of Governor Edwin Edwards.[1]
Rand was a son of Dr. Paul King Rand, Sr. (1888-1956), and the former Ellen Blythe White (1890-1972). His sister, Frances Abigail (1914-1974), was married to the Shreveport attorney Whitfield Jack.[3][4] Rand married the former Florence Marie Robinson (1925-2005); the couple had a daughter, Ellen R. Thrash of Baton Rouge, and two grandsons. They are interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana.
References
- "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- Bessie Ferrell, Obituary of Warren Ed Rand, Concordia Sentinel, March 31, 1999.
- "Warren Ed Rand". Ancestry.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ""Happy Landing"". Clementinehunterartist.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
| Preceded by At-large members: |
Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish
Warren Ed Rand |
Succeeded by At-large members: William P. Polk |