Chester Coco
{{Short description|Louisiana politician (1915–2001)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| state_senate = Louisiana
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|02|15}}
| birth_place = Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
| alma_mater = Louisiana State University Law Center {{Small|(JD)}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|10|01|1915|02|15}}
| death_place = Mansura, Louisiana
| term = 1944–1952
| party = Democratic
}}
Chester John Coco (February 15, 1915 – October 1, 2001){{Cite news |date=October 2, 2001 |title=Coco, ex-senator, dead at 86 |pages=4 |work=The Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-obituary-for-chester-j-co/131181265/ |via=Newspapers.com}} was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. He served in the Louisiana State Senate.
Biography
Coco was born on February 15, 1915, in Alexandria, Louisiana. He went to school in Marksville, Louisiana.{{Cite web |date=September 1, 1951 |others=Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc. |title=Voter's Guide to the 1952 Elections |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v13aJoFkEo0C&q=chester+j.+coco |pages=12, 30 |via=Google Books}} Coco attended Louisiana State University, where he studied law.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKg8AQAAIAAJ |title=Louisiana Bar Journal |date=1996 |publisher=Louisiana State Bar Association |volume=44 |pages=575 |language=en}} He passed the state bar in 1937.
He was a Louisiana State Senator from 1944 to 1952 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1952, he campaigned for election as Louisiana Attorney General.{{Cite news |date=2011-09-15 |title=60 Years Ago |pages=4 |work=The Marksville Weekly News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marksville-weekly-news-60-years-ago/131181137/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |via=Newspapers.com}} Coco was a co-founder of the Avoyelles Broadcasting Company, serving Avoyelles Parish.{{Cite news |date=2003-10-02 |title=50 Years Ago |pages=4 |work=The Marksville Weekly News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marksville-weekly-news-50-years-ago/131181202/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |via=Newspapers.com}} He died on October 1, 2001, in a nursing home in Mansura, Louisiana.{{Cite news |date=2001-10-11 |title=Obituary for Chester J. Coco |pages=10 |work=The Bunkie Record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bunkie-record-obituary-for-chester-j/131181321/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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Category:Democratic Party Louisiana state senators
Category:People from Alexandria, Louisiana
Category:People from Marksville, Louisiana
Category:Louisiana State University Law Center alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature