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Louis Joseph Behan (b. 1876) —
also known as Louis J. Behan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 10,
1876.
Son of William
James Behan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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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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Donald George Bollinger (1915-2000) —
also known as Donald G. Bollinger —
of Lockport, Lafourche
Parish, La.
Born in Raceland, Lafourche
Parish, La., April 19,
1915.
Son of George I. Bollinger and Etienette (Daviet) Bollinger.
Republican. Founder and owner, Bollinger Shipyards;
Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1984-86; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions.
Died, in St. Anne General Hospital,
Raceland, Lafourche
Parish, La., May 13,
2000 (age 85 years, 24
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George I. Bollinger and Etienette (Daviet) Bollinger; married to
Doris Toups and Patricia Boudreaux; father of Donald
T. Bollinger. |
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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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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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Henry Dominique Larcade, Jr. (1890-1966) —
also known as Henry D. Larcade, Jr. —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., July 12,
1890.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state senate, 1928-32; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1936-40; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1943-53.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks;
Knights of Columbus; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died March 15,
1966 (age 75 years, 246
days).
Interment at St.
Landry Cemetery, Opelousas, La.
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Goldman L. Lassalle (b. 1878) —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., August 4,
1878.
Son of Joseph Lassalle and Therese (Goldman) Lassalle.
Republican. Postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,
1912,
1920.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sigur Joseph Martin (b. 1886) —
also known as Sigur Martin —
of Lutcher, St. James
Parish, La.
Born in Lutcher, St. James
Parish, La., December
21, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1912-16, 1944-50; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; member of Louisiana
Democratic State Central Committee, 1924-44.
Catholic.
Member, Lions;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Aloysius O'Hara (1869-1948) —
also known as Joseph A. O'Hara —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
25, 1869.
Son of Joseph O'Hara and Annie G. O'Hara.
Democrat. Physician;
Orleans Parish Coroner, 1908-24 president, Louisiana state board of
health, 1928-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Died, at Hotel
Dieu, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
25, 1948 (age 79 years, 31
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph O'Hara and Annie G. O'Hara; married to Mary Theresa
Cosgrove; father of William
Joseph O'Hara. |
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William Joseph O'Hara (b. 1891) —
also known as William J. O'Hara —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
14, 1891.
Son of Joseph
Aloysius O'Hara.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
Judge, Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish, 1932.
Member, Knights of Columbus; American
Judicature Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gertrude Richard. |
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Arthur Joseph O'Keefe, Jr. (b. 1901) —
also known as Arthur J. O'Keefe —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
15, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate 6th District, 1948-50.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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