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Politician members in Louisiana

Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) — also known as Hale Boggs — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Long Beach, Harrison County, Miss., February 15, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72; died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1968; Parliamentarian, 1964; chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair, 1968; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Catholic War Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Columbus; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane crash, somewhere in Alaska, October 16, 1972 (age 58 years, 244 days). The wreckage was never found. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs; married, January 22, 1938, to Corinne Claiborne; father of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts.   Boggs Peak in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: Gary Boulard, The Big Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and Leander Perez Jefferson Caffery (1886-1974) — of Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, La. Born in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, La., December 1, 1886. Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1926-28; Colombia, 1928-33; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1934-37; Brazil, 1937-44; France, 1944-49; Egypt, 1949-55. Catholic. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died April 13, 1974 (age 87 years, 133 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Lafayette, La.   Relatives: Son of Charles Duval Caffery and Mary Catherine (Parkerson) Caffery; married, November 20, 1937, to Gertrude McCarthy; first cousin twice removed of Donelson Caffery; first cousin thrice removed of Andrew Jackson Donelson; second cousin once removed of John Murphy Caffery and Edward Caffery; third cousin of Patrick Thomson Caffery.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Caffery family of Louisiana (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Caballeros Andantes   John Calvin Fleming Jr. (b. 1951) — also known as John Fleming — of Minden, Webster Parish, La. Born in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Miss., July 5, 1951. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 2009-17; candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 2016; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, 2019-. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Delta Theta. Still living as of 2019.   Presumably named for: John Calvin   See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons Winfield Scott Hammond (1863-1915) — also known as Winfield S. Hammond — of St. James, Watonwan County, Minn. Born in Southborough, Worcester County, Mass., November 17, 1863. Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools; lawyer; Watonwan County Attorney, 1895-96, 1901-04; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1907-15; defeated, 1892; resigned 1915; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1908 ; Governor of Minnesota, 1915; died in office 1915. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died, from apoplexy, in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, La., December 30, 1915 (age 52 years, 43 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, St. James, Minn.   Presumably named for: Winfield Scott   Relatives: Son of John W. Hammond and Ellen Panton (Harding) Hammond.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Clarence Bussey Hewes (b. 1890) — also known as Clarence B. Hewes — of Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, La.; Washington, D.C. Born in Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, La., February 1, 1890. Republican. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948, 1952. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Burial location unknown.   John Holmes Overton (1875-1948) — also known as John H. Overton — of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La., September 17, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; chief counsel defending Huey Long during his 1929 impeachment trial; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1931-33; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48; died in office 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Kappa Phi; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; American Bar Association; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 14, 1948 (age 72 years, 240 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Overton and Laura Elizabeth (Waddell) Overton; married, December 12, 1905, to Ada Ruth Dismukes; uncle of Thomas Overton Brooks; fourth cousin of William Nelson Brown.   Political family: Overton-Early-Brown-Brooks family of Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   John Walker Phillips (1848-1937) — also known as John W. Phillips — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., February 22, 1848. Importer; druggist; Honorary Consul for Japan in New Orleans, La., 1897-1921. Jewish. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., October 29, 1937 (age 89 years, 249 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Son of Philip Phillips and Eugenia (Levy) Phillips; married to Eleanor Jonas.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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