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Robert Williams (1766-1836) —
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
30, 1766.
Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1792-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1797-1803 (3rd District
1797-99, at-large 1799-1803); Governor of
Mississippi Territory, 1805-06, 1807-09; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Mississippi Territory, 1811.
Died near Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., January
30, 1836 (age 69 years, 92
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) —
also known as Solomon W. Downs —
of Louisiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Tenn., 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853.
Mortally wounded in a duel, and
subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln
County, Ky., August
14, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment
at Riverview Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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James Albert Noe (1893-1976) —
also known as James A. Noe —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born December
21, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil
business; Governor of
Louisiana, 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1940,
1956.
Died April 2,
1976 (age 82 years, 103
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) —
also known as Otto E. Passman —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born near Franklinton, Washington
Parish, La., June 27,
1900.
Son of Ed Passman and Pheriby (Carrier) Passman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture
business; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1947-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Charged
in 1978 with accepting
$200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park, in what became
known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
also charged
with tax
evasion; tried and
found not guilty.
Died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., August
13, 1988 (age 88 years, 47
days).
Interment at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Jamar William Adcock (1917-1991) —
also known as Jamar W. Adcock —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born in Rayville, Richland
Parish, La., August 9,
1917.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1960-72.
Died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., December
22, 1991 (age 74 years, 135
days).
Interment at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) —
also known as Solomon W. Downs —
of Louisiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Tenn., 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853.
Mortally wounded in a duel, and
subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln
County, Ky., August
14, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Original interment at a private or family
graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at Riverview
Cemetery.
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Charles Edgar McKenzie (1896-1956) —
also known as Charles E. McKenzie —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born in Pelican, DeSoto
Parish, La., October
3, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940,
1952
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1943-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died June 7,
1956 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Allen Sholars (1878-1950) —
also known as Lewis Allen Sholars —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., June 16,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1912,
1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1948.
Died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., April 30,
1950 (age 71 years, 318
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, April 7,
1927, to Dorothy Mayfield Kidd (1895-1987). |
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