He served as member of the Orleans Parish School Board from 1908 to 1912 and again from 1916 to 1920 and as president in 1919 and 1920 . Between the parish school board terms , he was a member of the Louisiana State Board of Education from 1912 to 1916 . He was an alternate delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention , which nominated the Wilson-Marshall ticket , which handily won the electoral votes of Louisiana
1912 Democratic National Convention
1912 Democratic National Convention
James Z. Spearing