The Political Graveyard: Bossier Parish, La.

Bossier Parish
Louisiana

Named for Pierre E. J. B. Bossier (1797-1844)

Bossier Parish information:

Population: 98,310 (2000); 86,088 (1990)
Land area 838 square miles.
Parish seat: Benton
Capital Impact: Bossier Parish -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Bossier Parish -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Bossier Parish LAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

North: Lafayette County, Ark.
East: Webster Parish
Southeast: Bienville Parish; Red River Parish
Southwest: Caddo Parish
Northwest: Miller County, Ark.

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Bossier Parish
Politicians who lived in Bossier Parish
Politicians who died in Bossier Parish
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Bossier Parish

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Bellevue Cemetery
Bellevue, Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

John Augusta Way Lowry, Jr. (1848-1899) — also known as J. A. W Lowry, Jr. — of Bossier Parish, La. Born January 12, 1848. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state senate, 1893. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died March 20, 1899. Interment at Bellevue Cemetery.

Cottage Grove Cemetery
Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Henry Warren Ogden (1842-1905) — also known as Henry W. Ogden — of Benton, Bossier Parish, La. Born in Virginia, 1842. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1894-99. Died in 1905. Interment at Cottage Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Milton Thomas (1833-1910) — of Bossier Parish, La. Born near Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, La., January 12, 1833. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Louisiana state senate 21st District; elected 1870. On April 10, 1881, he killed his brother-in-law, M. Hugh Dickson; he claimed that Dickson had committed an "outrage" against a female member of his family. Died in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., December 16, 1910. Interment at Cottage Grove Cemetery.

Hillcrest Cemetery
Haughton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Volney Voss Whittington (1893-1974) — also known as V. V. Whittington — of Benton, Bossier Parish, La. Born in Ivan, Bossier Parish, La., September 26, 1893. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; member of Louisiana state senate, 1928-32. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1974. Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Mt. Zion Cemetery
Haughton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

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. Died November 4, 1866. Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Plain Dealing Cemetery
Plain Dealing, Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

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; married, December 14, 1942, to Mary Ruth Carter. 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 2007. Interment at Plain Dealing Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Rocky Mount Cemetery
Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Robert H. Curry (1842-1892) — of Bossier Parish, La. Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., November 26, 1842. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1887. Presbyterian. Member, Grange; Knights of Pythias. Shot in the right ankle during the Battle of Manassas, and crippled for the rest of his life. Died June 24, 1892. Interment at Rocky Mount Cemetery.

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