About Milton Joseph Cunningham
Lived 1842 – 1916 (aged 74). Milton Joseph Cunningham was an American teacher, lawyer and politician.
Milton Joseph Cunningham, also known as Joe Cunningham (March 10, 1842 – October 19, 1916) was a Louisiana attorney and politician who served as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1884 to 1888, and from 1892 to 1900.
As Attorney General he submitted the legal brief to the Supreme Court in the case Plessy v. Ferguson arguing in favor of separate rail cars for people of different races.
Cunningham served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1878 to 1880 and in the Louisiana State Senate from 1880 to 1884.
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Who was Milton Joseph Cunningham?
Louisiana lawyer and politician (1842-1916)
When was Milton Joseph Cunningham born?
Milton Joseph Cunningham was born on 10 March 1842 in DeSoto Parish.
When did Milton Joseph Cunningham die?
Milton Joseph Cunningham died on 19 October 1916 in New Orleans.
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Milton Joseph Cunningham was a teacher, lawyer and politician.
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Milton Joseph Cunningham was American.
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