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Politicians in Law Enforcement in Louisiana
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

Algernon Sidney Badger (1839-1905) — also known as Algernon S. Badger — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 28, 1839. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent, New Orleans Metropolitan Police, 1870; postmaster at New Orleans, La., 1878-79; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1879-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1880. Episcopalian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., May 9, 1905 (age 65 years, 193 days). Entombed at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.   Presumably named for: Algernon Sidney   Relatives: Son of John Beighton Badger and Sarah Payne (Sprague) Badger; married, April 30, 1872, to Elizabeth Florence Parmele; married, September 9, 1882, to Olivia Blanche Blineau.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Nick Congemi — of Kenner, Jefferson Parish, La. Police chief; candidate for mayor of Kenner, La., 2004, 2006. Still living as of 2006.   Relatives: Brother of Louis J. Congemi.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   George Curry (1861-1947) — of Kingston, Sierra County, N.M. Born in Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, La., April 3, 1861. Republican. Lincoln County Clerk, 1888-90; Lincoln County Assessor, 1890-92; Lincoln County Sheriff, 1892-94; member of New Mexico territorial senate, 1894-96; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Otero County Sheriff, 1899; governor, Ambos Camarine, Philippine Islands, 1901; chief of police, Manila, P.I., 1902; governor, Isabella, P.I., 1904-05; governor, Samar, P.I., 1905-07; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1911-13. Catholic. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., November 24, 1947 (age 86 years, 235 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.   Relatives: Son of George Curry and Clara Curry.   Curry County, N.M. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Lansing Leroy Mitchell (1914-2001) — of Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Sun, St. Tammany Parish, La., January 17, 1914. Lawyer; FBI special agent; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1966-81; took senior status 1981. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., April 24, 2001 (age 87 years, 97 days). Burial location unknown.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Willie W. Payne (b. 1955) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Spearsville, Union Parish, La., 1955. Police officer; mayor of Pontiac, Mich., 2002-. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Still living as of 2005.

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