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Thomas Sambola Jones (1859-1933) —
also known as T. Sambola Jones —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Jackson, East
Feliciana Parish, La., October
5, 1859.
State court judge in Louisiana, 1902-12; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1912-18, 1924-28; U.S. Minister
to Honduras, 1918-21.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., May 15,
1933 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
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Edward White Robertson (1823-1887) —
also known as Edward W. Robertson —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Tennessee, 1823.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1877-83, 1887; died
in office 1887.
Died in 1887
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
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Samuel Matthews Robertson (1852-1911) —
also known as Samuel M. Robertson —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Louisiana, 1852.
Son of Edward
White Robertson.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1887-1907.
Died in 1911
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
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William Brainerd Spencer (1835-1882) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Catahoula
Parish, La., February
5, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1876-77; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1877-80.
Died in Jalapa, Veracruz,
February
12, 1882 (age 47 years, 7
days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
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James Essex Elam (1829-1873) —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
7, 1829.
Son of James
M. Elam.
Mayor
of Baton Rouge, La., 1858-62, 1865-69.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., July 31,
1873 (age 43 years, 236
days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
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James M. Elam (1796-1856) —
also known as "Old Tripoli" —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Nottoway
County, Va., January
30, 1796.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1843.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
7, 1856 (age 60 years, 282
days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
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Cecil Morgan (1898-1999) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Nebraska, August
20, 1898.
Son of Howell
Morgan and Thisba Ann (Hutson) Morgan.
Lawyer;
member of Louisiana state legislature, 1927-34; leader of a group of
state legislators who impeached Gov. Huey P.
Long in 1929; counsel and executive for Standard Oil Company;
dean,
Tulane University Law School, 1963-68.
Member, American
Legion.
He was the last surviving legislator to have served in the old
Louisiana state capitol.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 14,
1999 (age 100 years,
298 days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
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Henry Luse Fuqua (1865-1926) —
also known as Henry L. Fuqua —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
8, 1865.
Son of James Overton Fuqua and Jeanette (Fowles) Fuqua.
Democrat. Hardware
dealer; warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, 1916-24;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1924-26; died in office 1926.
Episcopalian.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., October
11, 1926 (age 60 years, 337
days).
Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery; reinterment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Thomas Withers Chinn (1791-1852) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., November
20, 1791.
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1839-41.
Died in West Baton
Rouge Parish, La., May 22,
1852 (age 60 years, 184
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.;
reinterment at Live
Oaks Plantation Cemetery, Iberville Parish, La.; cenotaph at
Magnolia Cemetery.
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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.
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Henry Luse Fuqua (1865-1926) —
also known as Henry L. Fuqua —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
8, 1865.
Son of James Overton Fuqua and Jeanette (Fowles) Fuqua.
Democrat. Hardware
dealer; warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, 1916-24;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1924-26; died in office 1926.
Episcopalian.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., October
11, 1926 (age 60 years, 337
days).
Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery;
reinterment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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George Kent Favrot (1868-1934) —
also known as George K. Favrot —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district attorney, 22nd District, 1892-96, 1900-04; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; district judge
in Louisiana, 1904-06, 1926-34 (22nd District 1904-06, 19th District
1926-34); died in office 1934; on November 6, 1906, he shot
and killed Dr. Robert H. Aldrich, because the latter had insulted
his wife; arrested
and imprisoned
for five months awaiting indictment and trial; however, the grand
jury refused to indict him, and he was released in April, 1907.; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1907-09, 1921-25;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1912-16.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
26, 1934 (age 66 years, 30
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Jared Young Sanders, Jr. (1892-1960) —
also known as Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April 20,
1892.
Son of Jared
Young Sanders.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1928-32; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1933-34; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1934-37, 1941-43;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940,
1944;
States Rights candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1960.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
29, 1960 (age 68 years, 223
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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