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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in Louisiana

George W. Carroll (1855-1935) — also known as "The Moneyless Millionaire of Texas" — of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex. Born in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, La., April 11, 1855. Lumber business; banker; oil millionaire; philanthropist; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Texas, 1902; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1904. Baptist. Died, of pneumonia, in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex., December 14, 1935 (age 80 years, 247 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Frank L. Carroll and Sarah (Long) Carroll; married 1877 to Underhill Mixson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: American Prohibition Year Book 1912   Randy Lew Ewing (b. 1944) — also known as Randy Ewing — of Quitman, Jackson Parish, La. Born in Jackson Parish, La., February 10, 1944. Democrat. Lumber and timber business; bank director; member of Louisiana state senate 35th District, 1988-2000; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 2003. Methodist. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2011.   Relatives: Married to Rosemary Upshaw.   See also Wikipedia article   Alexander Gordon Penn (1799-1866) — also known as Alexander G. Penn — of near Covington, St. Tammany Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Patrick County, Va., May 10, 1799. Democrat. Planter; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1830; postmaster at New Orleans, La., 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1844, 1852, 1856; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1850-53; lumber mill owner. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., May 7, 1866 (age 66 years, 362 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Newton Pharr (1829-1903) — Born March 19, 1829. Republican. Sugar cane planter; lumberman; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1896. Died in Berwick, St. Mary Parish, La., November 21, 1903 (age 74 years, 247 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, New Iberia, La.   Relatives: Father of Henry Newton Pharr.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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