John A. Monkhouse, London, ENG., then Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by Mike Miller
Date: 1999-2000




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John A. Monkhouse has been a resident of Shreveport since early 

childhood, and has been a business man, but is perhaps most widely 

known over the state for his public service.  He is now state feed 

and fertilizer inspector for the northern district of Louisiana.



He was born in the City of London, England, November 11, 1866, and 

was five years of age when his parents, in 1871, came to America 

and located at Shreveport.  His father was a nurseryman, a pioneer 

in that line of business at Shreveport, and along with the successful

conduct of his business he manifested a deep interest in public 

affairs and many times made his influence felt in behalf of Some 

particular movement or undertaking.  He died in 1920.



John A. Monkhouse was reared in Shreveport, attended local schools, 

and as a young man began taking an intelligent interest in public 

affairs and Politics as well as in business.  As a young man during 

the administration of President Harrison he served four years as 

a deputy United States marshal for the western district of Louisiana.  

Mr. Monkhouse has held the position of inspector of feed and fertilizer

s for the Louisiana State Department of Agriculture since 1915.  His 

headquarters are in Shreveport and his territory embraces the northern 

half of the state.  Like his father, he has studied, thought and taken 

action in all matters affecting the public weal, and on questions of 

public policy and those affecting capital and labor and other vital 

issues he has made up his mind independent of partisan influence.



Mr. Monkhouse married Miss Lucy Stewart.  Her grandfather was a pioneer

, settling at Shreveport in 1849.  Her father, M. F. T. Stewart, was a

 member of the firm of Stewart & Jewell, an oldtime carriage making 

firm at Shreveport.  Mr. and Mrs. Monkhouse have two daughters.  Mr. 

Monkhouse is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Noble of 

the Mystic Shrine.



A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 153, by Henry E. Chambers.  

Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925.