Taddy Aycock

Clarence C. " Taddy " Aycock ( born January 13, 1915 in Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, † January 6, 1987 ) was an American politician. Between 1960 and 1972 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Louisiana.

Career

After studying law at Loyola University in New Orleans and his 1937 was admitted as a lawyer Taddy Aycock began in Franklin to work in this profession. During the Second World War he served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the European theater of war. For his military services he was awarded the Bronze Star. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party. Between 1952 and 1960 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Louisiana, which he was president from 1952 to 1956. Within his party he belonged to the wing against the long fraction. This consisted of followers of Huey Long and his brother Earl Long.

1959 Aycock was elected to the side of Jimmie Davis for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. This post he held after two re- choices between 1960 and 1972. Yet he was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. Since 1964, he served under the new Governor John McKeithen. In the presidential elections of 1964 Aycock made ​​headlines when he - although Democrat - the Republican candidate Barry Goldwater supported. In 1971, he unsuccessfully sought the nomination of his party for the gubernatorial elections. He died on January 6, 1987 in his hometown of Franklin, where he was also buried. With his wife Elaine Champagne Aycock he had six children.