Cleveland Dear

Cleveland Dear Sr.
U.S. House of Representatives photo circa 1934
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	John H. Overton
Succeeded by	A. Leonard Allen
Constituency	Louisiana's 8th congressional district
Personal details
Born	(1888-08-22)August 22, 1888 Sugartown, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 30, 1950(1950-12-30) (aged 62) Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting place	Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Marion Suzanne Anderson ​ ​ (m. 1921)​
Children	2
Education	Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Law Center
Occupation	Attorney
Military service
Service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1918
Rank	First Lieutenant (Army) Captain (Organized Reserve Corps)
Unit	87th Division 11th Division
Battles/wars	World War I

Cleveland Dear Sr. (August 22, 1888 – December 30, 1950), was a two-term U.S. representative for Louisiana's 8th congressional district, since disbanded, a district attorney, a state court judge, and a candidate in 1936 for governor of Louisiana.