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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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