James Lorenzo McCorkle

Background

McCorkle, James Lorenzo was born on May 17, 1935 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Lorenzo and Lois Carolyn (Wilson) McCorkle.

Education

Bachelor, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1957; Master of Arts, U. Mississippi, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Mississippi, 1966.

Career

From assistant professor to professor of history, Northwestern State University, Natchitaches, Louisiana, since 1966.

Achievements

• James Lorenzo McCorkle has been listed as a noteworthy History educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1957-1960. Member American History Association, Southern History Association, Louisiana History Association, Agricultural HistorySoc., Mississippi History Society, North La History Association (president 1989-1991).

Connections

Married De Ann Oborn Dawes, November 24, 1975. 1 child, James Wilson.

Father:

James Lorenzo McCorkle

Mother:

Lois Carolyn (Wilson) McCorkle

Spouse:

De Ann Oborn Dawes

child:

James Wilson McCorkle