Noah W. Cross, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetNoah W. Cross
American sheriff
Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1908
Place of Birth: Monterey, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 22-Nov-1976
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Noah W. Cross
- Noah Webster Cross (October 3, 1908 – November 22, 1976) was a controversial Democratic sheriff from Ferriday in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana, who served from July 1, 1944 until July 1948 and again from July 1952 until April 4, 1973, when a conviction for perjury and a failed appeal forced him into federal prison.
- Cross was succeeded by Fred L.
- Schiele, a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, who was appointed by Governor Edwin Washington Edwards, pending a special election, to fill the remainder of Cross' term.
- Schiele had run unsuccessfully in the 1967 primary against Cross.
- At the time of his resignation, Cross was the senior sheriff in Louisiana in terms of service.
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