Background
Dear, Cleveland was born on August 22, 1888 in Sugartown, Louisiana, United States. Son of James M. and Sarah Jane (Harper) Dear.
Dear, Cleveland was born on August 22, 1888 in Sugartown, Louisiana, United States. Son of James M. and Sarah Jane (Harper) Dear.
Bachelor of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1910, Bachelor of Laws, 1914.
Admitted to Louisiana bar, 1914. District attorney 9th Judicial District of Louisiana, 1920-1933. Member 73d and 74th Congresses (1933-1937), 8th Louisiana District.
Baptism is something you do in obedience to God, but it is not essential for salvation. In other words, salvation is something God does for us, while baptism is something we do for God.
Member Louisiana Bar Association, District Attorneys’ Association of Louisiana, American Legion, 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Mason (32 degree), Elk.
Married Marion Anderson, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April. Children: Marion, Cleveland.