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St. Landry Parish
Louisiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Landry Parish

Index to Locations Opelousas Catholic Cemetery Opelousas Myrtle Grove Cemetery Opelousas St. Landry Cemetery Opelousas St. Landry Church Cemetery Catholic Cemetery Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   Henry Garland Dupré (1873-1924) — also known as H. Garland Dupré — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., July 28, 1873. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1900-10; Speaker of the Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1908-10; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1910-24; died in office 1924. Died in Washington, D.C., February 21, 1924 (age 50 years, 208 days). Interment at Catholic Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Myrtle Grove Cemetery Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   Edward Taylor Lewis (1834-1927) — of Louisiana. Born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., October 26, 1834. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1865; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1884; state court judge in Louisiana, 1887. Died April 26, 1927 (age 92 years, 182 days). Interment at Myrtle Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page St. Landry Cemetery Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   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.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page St. Landry Church Cemetery Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   Jacques Dupre (1773-1846) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., February 12, 1773. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1820; member of Louisiana state senate, 1820; Governor of Louisiana, 1830-31. Catholic. Died September 14, 1846 (age 73 years, 214 days). Interment at St. Landry Church Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography   Lucius Jacques Dupré (1822-1869) — of Louisiana. Born in St. Landry Parish, La., April 18, 1822. State court judge in Louisiana, 1853; delegate to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., March 5, 1869 (age 46 years, 321 days). Interment at St. Landry Church Cemetery.

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