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Asbury Arnold Abney (1817-1866) —
also known as A. A Abney —
of Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in South Carolina, June 28,
1817.
Member of Louisiana
state senate; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died November
4, 1866 (age 49 years, 129
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Haughton, La.
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Richard Hugh Baker (b. 1948) —
also known as Richard H. Baker —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 22,
1948.
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1972-86; Democratic candidate for
Louisiana
state senate, 1981; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1987-2008; resigned
2008; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1988.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Iola Kelley Banks (1933-2002) —
also known as Iola Banks —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Kenai, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Arcadia, Bienville
Parish, La., August
10, 1933.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska,
1976,
1980,
2000.
Female.
Baptist
or Methodist. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in
the ambulance en route to a hospital, near Soldotna, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska, June 26,
2002 (age 68 years, 320
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Lovell Banks. |
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Samuel W. Briggs (b. 1806) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in 1806.
Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1841-42.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Tom Cole (b. 1949) —
of Moore, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., April 28,
1949.
Republican. University
faculty; staff, U.S. Rep. Mickey
Edwards, 1982-84; Oklahoma
Republican state chair, 1985-89; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1988-91; secretary of
state of Oklahoma, 1995-99; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 2003-.
Methodist. Chickasaw
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Cooksey (b. 1941) —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born in Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., August
20, 1941.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1997-2003; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 2002.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Martin Dies (1870-1922) —
of Woodville, Tyler
County, Tex.; Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Jackson
Parish, La., March 13,
1870.
Son of David Warren Dies and Sarah Jane (Pyburn) Dies.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tyler
County Judge, 1894; district attorney 1st District, 1898; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1909-19.
Methodist.
Died in Kerrville, Kerr
County, Tex., July 13,
1922 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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George Washington Donaghey (1856-1937) —
also known as George W. Donaghey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oakland, Union
Parish, La., July 1,
1856.
Son of Columbus Donaghey and Elizabeth (Ingram) Donaghey.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker;
furniture
and hardware
merchant; building
contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1908;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1909-13.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, December
15, 1937 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Woodrow Wilson Dumas (b. 1916) —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., December
9, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; mayor
of Baton Rouge, La., 1964-.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Still living as of 1967.
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Randy Lew Ewing (b. 1944) —
also known as Randy Ewing —
of Quitman, Jackson
Parish, La.
Born in Jackson
Parish, La., February
10, 1944.
Democrat. Lumber and
timber business; bank
director; member of Louisiana
state senate 35th District, 1988-2000; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 2003.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2011.
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James Creswell Gardner (b. 1924) —
also known as James C. Gardner —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1924.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1952-54; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1954-58.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2005.
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Robert Lafayette Gay (b. 1881) —
also known as R. L. Gay —
of Zwolle, Sabine
Parish, La.
Born in Many, Sabine
Parish, La., August
26, 1881.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1936;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1940-50.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus Freeman Hawkins (1907-2007) —
also known as Augustus F. Hawkins; Gus
Hawkins —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August
31, 1907.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1935-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1960,
1964,
1988;
Presidential Elector for California, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-91 (21st District 1963-75,
29th District 1975-91).
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
10, 2007 (age 100 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Allison Hayes (b. 1946) —
also known as James A. Hayes; Jimmy Hayes —
of Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La.
Born in Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La., December
21, 1946.
Lawyer;
real
estate developer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1987-97; Republican
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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Thomas Jerald Huckaby (b. 1941) —
also known as Jerry Huckaby —
of Ringgold, Bienville
Parish, La.
Born in Hodge, Jackson
Parish, La., July 19,
1941.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1977-93; defeated,
1992.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sam Houston Jones (1897-1978) —
also known as Sam H. Jones —
of Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La.
Born in Merryville, Beauregard
Parish, La., July 15,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940,
1944,
1952,
1960;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1940-44; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Died February
8, 1978 (age 80 years, 208
days).
Interment at Prien
Memorial Park Cemetery, Lake Charles, La.
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Alvin Olin King (1890-1958) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Leoti, Wichita
County, Kan., June 21,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1925-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1931-32; Governor of
Louisiana, 1932.
Methodist.
Died in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., February
21, 1958 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Lake Charles, La.
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Blanche Revere Long (1902-1998) —
also known as Blanche R. Long; Blanche B.
Revere —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Covington, St. Tammany
Parish, La., December
17, 1902.
Daughter of Robert H. Revere and Beulah (Talley) Revere.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1956,
1960;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1956-63.
Female.
Methodist.
In 1959, when her husband, Gov. Earl
Long made a speech to the legislature defending the right of
blacks to vote, she committed him to a state mental institution.
Died in May, 1998
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lake
Lawn Cemetery, Metairie, La.
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Russell Billiu Long (1918-2003) —
also known as Russell B. Long; Huey Pierce Long
III —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
3, 1918.
Son of Rose
McConnell Long and Huey
Pierce Long.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1952,
1960.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 9,
2003 (age 84 years, 187
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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John Harvey Lowery (1860-1941) —
also known as J. H. Lowery —
of Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La.
Born in Plaquemine, Iberville
Parish, La., October
18, 1860.
Son of John Harvey Lowery (1834-1907) and Elizabeth (Carson) Lowery
(1835-1919).
Republican. Physician;
sugar grower;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1940.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, in Flint-Goodridge Hospital,
New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
25, 1941 (age 80 years, 342
days).
Interment at Ascension
Catholic Cemetery, Donaldsonville, La.
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Relatives: Son
of John Harvey Lowery (1834-1907) and Elizabeth (Carson) Lowery
(1835-1919); married 1883 to
Elizabeth Conway (1867-1924); married, December
13, 1927, to Mary L. Brown (1907-1993). |
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Ernest Lyon (1860-1938) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Belize City, Belize,
October
22, 1860.
Son of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon.
Republican. Minister;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in 1938
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Wright. |
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George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) —
also known as George H. Mahon —
of Colorado City, Mitchell
County, Tex.; Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex.
Born in Mahon, Claiborne
Parish, La., September
22, 1900.
Son of John Kirkpatrick Mahon and Lola Willis (Brown) Mahon.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 19th District, 1935-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Methodist.
Died in San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex., November
19, 1985 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at Loraine
City Cemetery, Loraine, Tex.
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James Otis McCrery III (b. 1949) —
also known as Jim McCrery; "Shifty
Jim" —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., September
18, 1949.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Louisiana, 1988-2006 (4th District 1988-93,
5th District 1993-97, 4th District 1997-2006).
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005) —
also known as Fox McKeithen —
of Louisiana.
Born in Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La., September
8, 1946.
Son of John
Julian McKeithen and Marjorie (Funderburk) McKeithen (1919-2004).
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1983-87; secretary of
state of Louisiana, 1987-2005; resigned 2005; pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated,
2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2004.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died July 16,
2005 (age 58 years, 311
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Monroe, La.
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James G. Palmer (1875-1952) —
of Vernon
Parish, La.; Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Arizona, Claiborne
Parish, La., 1875.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; district judge in Louisiana, 1912-14; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1930-32; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court
of Appeals, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1952
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Willie W. Payne (b. 1955) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Spearsville, Union
Parish, La., 1955.
Police
officer; mayor of
Pontiac, Mich., 2002-.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (1837-1921) —
also known as P. B. S. Pinchback —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Macon
County, Ga., May 10,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1868, 1879; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1868,
1884,
1888;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1871-72; Governor of
Louisiana, 1872-73.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1921 (age 84 years, 225
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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DeeDee Ritchie (b. 1953) —
of Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Leesville, Vernon
Parish, La., September
22, 1953.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1999-.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Charles Elson Roemer III (b. 1943) —
also known as Charles Roemer III; Buddy
Roemer —
of Bossier City, Bossier
Parish, La.; Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., October
4, 1943.
Delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1972; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1981-88; defeated
(Democratic), 1978; resigned 1988; Governor of
Louisiana, 1988-92; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Louisiana, 2008.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Nicholas Sandlin (1872-1957) —
also known as John N. Sandlin —
of Minden, Webster
Parish, La.
Born in McIntyre, Webster
Parish, La., February
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); district judge in Louisiana 2nd
District; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1921-37.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died December
25, 1957 (age 85 years, 304
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, La.
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Charles Ben Sherrouse (b. 1891) —
of Winnsboro, Franklin
Parish, La.
Born in Gilbert, Franklin
Parish, La., August
15, 1891.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1924;
Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oramel Hinckley Simpson (1870-1932) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La., March 20,
1870.
Son of Samuel F. Simpson and Mary Esther (Beer) Simpson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1924-26; Governor of
Louisiana, 1926-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Methodist.
Died, from a heart
seizure, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., November
17, 1932 (age 62 years, 242
days).
Entombed at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Hubert Madison Sims (1907-1970) —
also known as Hubert M. Sims —
of Mer Rouge, Morehouse
Parish, La.
Born in Morehouse
Parish, La., July 29,
1907.
Son of George Madison Sims (1875-1927) and Mary Elizabeth (Yeldell)
Sims (1881-1953).
Farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Morehouse Parish Police
Jury, 1952-56; member of Louisiana
state senate 29th District, 1956-60; defeated, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Morehouse
Parish, La., July 24,
1970 (age 62 years, 360
days).
Interment at Mer
Rouge Cemetery, Mer Rouge, La.
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Relatives: Son
of George Madison Sims (1875-1927) and Mary Elizabeth (Yeldell) Sims
(1881-1953); married 1949 to Ida
Louise Garver (1915-1994); father of George
Garver Sims. |
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David Conner Treen (b. 1928) —
also known as David C. Treen —
of Metairie, Jefferson
Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Mandeville, St. Tammany
Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., July 16,
1928.
Republican. Member of Louisiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1962-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1964,
1968,
1972
(delegation chair), 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1972-74; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1973-80; defeated,
1962, 1964, 1968; Governor of
Louisiana, 1980-84; defeated, 1972, 1983.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joe David Waggonner, Jr. (1918-2007) —
also known as Joe Waggonner, Jr. —
of Plain Dealing, Bossier
Parish, La.
Born near Plain Dealing, Bossier
Parish, La., September
7, 1918.
Son of Joe David Waggonner and Elizzibeth (Johnston) Waggonner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; wholesale petroleum
products distribution business; member, Louisiana state board of
education, 1960-61; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1961-79.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions; Kappa
Sigma.
Arrested
in Washington, D.C., 1976, for soliciting
a policewoman posing as a prostitute.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., October
7, 2007 (age 89 years, 30
days).
Interment at Plain
Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, La.
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Arthur M. Wallace (b. 1895) —
of Benton, Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in Heflin, Webster
Parish, La., March 3,
1895.
Son of W. E. Wallace and Lilla B. (Barron) Wallace.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940;
District Attorney, 26th District, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Era Hays. |
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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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