Milton Joseph Cunningham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Milton Joseph Cunningham

Louisiana lawyer and politician

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1842

Place of Birth: DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 19-Oct-1916

Profession: teacher, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Milton Joseph Cunningham, usually known as Joe Cunningham (March 10, 1842 – October 19, 1916), was an attorney in Natchitoches and New Orleans, Louisiana, who served three nonconsecutive terms from 1884 to 1888 and again from 1892 to 1900 as the Attorney General of Louisiana. From 1880 to 1884, Cunningham, a Democrat, was a member of the Louisiana State Senate from both Natchitoches Parish and his native DeSoto Parish in northwestern Louisiana.
From 1878 to 1880, Cunningham was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
A son from his first marriage, William Tharp Cunningham, and a grandson, W.
Peyton Cunningham, both Natchitoches lawyers, also served in the state House of Representatives, from 1908 to 1912 and from 1932 to 1940, respectively.