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Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) —
also known as Julian P. Alexander —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
7, 1887.
Son of Charlton Henry Alexander and Matilda (MacMillan) Alexander.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American Bar Association; Newcomen
Society; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, while a spectator at the Sugar Bowl football
game, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
1, 1953 (age 65 years, 25
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Eugene Ennalls Berl (1889-1954) —
also known as E. Ennalls Berl —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 2,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1940,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died April 1,
1954 (age 65 years, 30
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October
16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane
crash (age 58 years, 244
days); apparently the wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (b. 1940) —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
18, 1940.
Son of Thomas
Hale Boggs, Sr. and Corinne
Claiborne Boggs.
Democrat. Economist;
lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1970.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jack Bascom Brooks (b. 1922) —
also known as Jack B. Brooks —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., December
18, 1922.
Son of Edward Chachere Brooks and Grace (Pipes) Brooks.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1953-95 (2nd District 1953-67, 9th
District 1967-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Wesley Bryan, Jr. (1901-1969) —
of Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., October
31, 1901.
Son of James
Wesley Bryan and Lorena (Kearse) Bryan.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; lawyer; Kitsap
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-32; candidate for Washington
state senate, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Eagles; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in December, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Davis DeBlieux (b. 1912) —
also known as J. D. DeBlieux —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La., September
12, 1912.
Son of Honore Louis DeBlieux, Sr. and Ozet (Perot) DeBlieux.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1956-60, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Amvets; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Domengeaux (1907-1988) —
of Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La.
Born in Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La., January
6, 1907.
Son of Joseph Rodolph Domengeaux and Martha (Mouton) Domengeaux.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1941-44, 1944-49;
resigned 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La., April 11,
1988 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Lafayette, La.
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Emile Godchaux (b. 1874) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
29, 1874.
Son of Leon Godchaux and Justine (Lamm) Godchaux.
Lawyer;
Judge, Louisiana Circuit
Court of Appeals, 1909-18; with American Red Cross in France,
1918.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mabel N. Gostter. |
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Jack Paul Faustin Gremillion (1914-2001) —
also known as Jack P. F. Gremillion —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La., June 15,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Louisiana
state attorney general, 1956-72; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions;
American Bar Association; Disabled
American Veterans.
While opposing New Orleans school desegregation in federal court in
1960, walked out of the courtroom, calling the court a "den of
iniquity"; convicted
of contempt
of court; sentence
was suspended. Indicted
in 1969 for fraud and
conspiracy over his dealings with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan and
Thrift Corp.; tried in
1971 and acquitted. Convicted
later that year on federal perjury
charges in a related case; sentenced
to three years in prison;
served 15 months. Pardoned
in 1976 by Gov. Edwin
Edwards.
Died in Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical
Center, Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., March 2,
2001 (age 86 years, 260
days).
Interment at Greenoaks
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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John Ellett Jackson (b. 1892) —
also known as John E. Jackson —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex., August 3,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1928; Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1929-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1934-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Louise Allen. |
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Paul Raymond Lamonica (b. 1944) —
also known as P. Raymond Lamonica —
of Louisiana.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., June 10,
1944.
Son of Leonard Lamonica and Olivia (Frank) Lamonica.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1986-94.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1994.
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Richard Webster Leche (1898-1965) —
also known as Richard W. Leche —
of Louisiana.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 17,
1898.
Son of Eustace Webster Leche and Stella Eloise (Richard) Leche.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
secretary to Gov. O. K.
Allen, 1932-34; Judge,
Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1934-36; Governor of
Louisiana, 1936-39; Louisiana
Democratic state chair, 1937.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1965 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Gillis William Long (1923-1985) —
also known as Gillis W. Long —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., May 4,
1923.
Son of Floyd H. Long and Birdie (Shumake) Long.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1963-65, 1973-85;
died in office 1985; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
20, 1985 (age 61 years, 261
days).
Interment at Alexandria
National Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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John Holmes Overton (1875-1948) —
also known as John H. Overton —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., September
17, 1875.
Son of Thomas Overton (1835-1913; judge) and Laura Elizabeth
(Waddell) Overton (1845-1937).
Democrat. Lawyer;
chief counsel defending Huey
Long during his 1929 impeachment trial; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1931-33; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48; died in office 1948; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Kappa Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar Association; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 14,
1948 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Thomas Jenkins Semmes (1824-1899) —
also known as Thomas J. Semmes —
of Louisiana.
Born in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., December
16, 1824.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1857-59; member
of Louisiana state legislature; Louisiana
state attorney general; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; Senator
from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 23,
1899 (age 74 years, 189
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Edmond Earl Talbot (b. 1897) —
also known as Edmond E. Talbot —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Gansville, Winn
Parish, La., January
2, 1897.
Son of Benjamin Horace Talbot (M.D.) and Katherine Eleanor (McBride)
Talbot.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1928-33.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Randolph Thornton (1846-1917) —
also known as John R. Thornton —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Iberville
Parish, La., August
25, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; state
court judge in Louisiana, 1878-80; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1910-15.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1917
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Rapides
Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Elizabeth A. Weaver —
of Glen Arbor, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-94; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1995-; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1999-.
Female.
Member, Federalist
Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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John G. Woods (b. 1921) —
of Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
1, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; village
president of Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1961-69; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1970.
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James Skelly Wright (b. 1911) —
also known as J. Skelly Wright —
of District of Columbia.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
14, 1911.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1948-49; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1949-62; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1962-.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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