Index to Locations
St. Maurice St. Maurice Cemetery
Winnfield Unknown location
Winnfield Earl K. Long Memorial
Park
Winnfield Winnfield Cemetery
St. Maurice
Cemetery
St. Maurice, Winn Parish, Louisiana
Unknown
Location
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana
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R. W. Oglesby (c.1872-1963) —
of Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La.
Born about 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1920.
Died in 1963
(age about
91 years).
Interment somewhere.
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Earl K. Long
Memorial Park
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana
Politicians buried
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Earl Kemp Long (1895-1960) —
also known as Earl Long —
of Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August
26, 1895.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1936-39; defeated, 1932, 1944; Governor of
Louisiana, 1939-40, 1948-52, 1956-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District 1960, but died before
election.
In 1959, after making a speech defending the rights of Blacks to
vote, was committed to a state mental hospital by his wife Blanche
R. Long; he used his gubernatorial powers to obtain his release.
Suffered a heart
attack while campaigning,
but refused medical attention until the polls had closed; died a few
days later, in Baptist Hospital,
Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., September
5, 1960 (age 65 years, 10
days).
Interment at Earl K. Long Memorial Park.
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Winnfield
Cemetery
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana
Politicians buried
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Oscar Kelly Allen (1882-1936) —
also known as O. K. Allen —
of Louisiana.
Born in a log
cabin in Winn
Parish, La., August
8, 1882.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1920; Governor of
Louisiana, 1932-36; died in office 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in the Louisiana Governor's
mansion, Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., January
28, 1936 (age 53 years, 173
days).
Interment at Winnfield Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Levi Allen and Sophronia (Perkins) Allen; brother of Asa
Leonard Allen; married, December
4, 1912, to Florence Scott Love. |
| ![](hand.gif) | Cross-reference: Richard
W. Leche |
| ![](hand.gif) | The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge
(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line over
the Mississippi River, between East Baton
Rouge Parish and West Baton
Rouge Parish, Louisiana, is partly named for
him. |
| ![](hand.gif) | Epitaph: "A friend to man, a follower
of God, great builder, courageous leader, humble in life, exalted in
death." |
| ![](hand.gif) | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Asa Leonard Allen (1891-1969) —
also known as A. Leonard Allen —
of Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La.
Born in a log
cabin near Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., January
5, 1891.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1937-53.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died January
5, 1969 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Winnfield Cemetery.
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Amos Morris Peters (1878-1941) —
also known as A. Morris Peters —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., February
26, 1878.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., June 19,
1941 (age 63 years, 113
days).
Interment at Winnfield Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Joseph Peters and Minerva Jane (Stacy) Peters; married to
Ethel Wilson. |
| ![](hand.gif) | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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