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Hardware Business Politicians in Louisiana
Hardware and Building Supply Dealers

Robert Buford DeBlieux (1933-2010) — also known as Bobby DeBlieux — of Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La. Born in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La., January 26, 1933. Democrat. Hardware business; historian; author; mayor of Natchitoches, La., 1976-80; Louisiana State Historic Preservation Officer, 1980-88. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., January 31, 2010 (age 77 years, 5 days). Interment at American Cemetery, Natchitoches, La.   Relatives: Son of Jefferson Davis DeBlieux and Marie Dell (Roubieu) DeBlieux; married to JoAnn Weaver.   See also Wikipedia article 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. 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, in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 15, 1937 (age 81 years, 167 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.   Presumably named for: George Washington   Relatives: Son of Columbus Donaghey and Elizabeth (Ingram) Donaghey; married, September 20, 1883, to Louvenia Wallace.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Encyclopedia of Arkansas   Image source: Encyclopedia of Arkansas   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. 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, Baton Rouge, La.; reinterment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.   Relatives: Son of James Overton Fuqua and Jeanette (Fowles) Fuqua; married to Marie Laure Matta.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter Frederick Jahncke (1880-1947) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., August 27, 1880. Building supplies business; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1910-12; Honorary Vice-Consul for Norway in New Orleans, La., 1935; Honorary Consul for Norway in New Orleans, La., 1947. German ancestry. Died near Covington, St. Tammany Parish, La., July 21, 1947 (age 66 years, 328 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Son of Frederick 'Fritz' Jahncke and Margaret (Lee) Jahncke; brother of Ernest Lee Jahncke; married, January 2, 1906, to Emily Malvina Kenig Grant.   Political family: Jahncke-Stanton family of New Orleans, Louisiana.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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