Noble Ellington
Noble Edward Ellington, II , is a wealthy cotton merchant from Winnsboro, the seat of government of Franklin Parish in northeastern Louisiana, who is former member of both houses of the Louisiana Legislature. He served as a Democrat in the state Senate from Districtfrom 1996 to 2008. He was a member of the state House from Districtfrom 1988 to 1996 and again from 20082012. On December 17, 2010, near the end of his legislative career, he switched his affiliation to Republican. He had returned to the House on January 14, 2008, after an absence of a dozen years because he was termlimited from seeking a fourth consecutive Senate term.
Ellington was born to Mr. and Mrs. Noble Ellington, Sr. He graduated in 1960 from Mangham High School in Mangham in Richland Parish. In 1964, he obtained a bachelors degree from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish. Ellington has been active in such civic organizations as the Farm Bureau, the Northeast Louisiana AgricultureBusiness Council, and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a past director of the Winnsboro Economic Development Corporation. He is a former bank director and hospital board member. Ellington is a patron of the restored Princess Theatre in Winnsboro. He and his sons operate Noble Ellington Cotton Company, Inc., in Winnsboro.
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