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Samuel Swartwout (1783-1856) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., November
17, 1783.
He was participant in Aaron
Burr's "Western Conspiracy"; delivered a message from Burr to
Gen. James Wilkinson in New Orleans; subsequently arrested
in November 1806 for misprision
of treason, but released a few months later; early promoter of railroads;
openly supported the Texas Republic in its war for independence from
Mexico; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1829-38; in 1838, it was alleged that he had embezzled
more than $1.2 million from the New York customs house, and fled
to England; later investigation implicated a subordinate of his as
having obtained most of that money; forfeited
his property and returned to the U.S. in 1841.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1856 (age 73 years, 4
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Thomas Overton Moore (1804-1876) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April
10, 1804.
Democrat. Planter;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1848; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1856; Governor of
Louisiana, 1860-64; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861.
Presbyterian.
At the end of the Civil War, the military governor of Louisiana
ordered his arrest
as a Confederate
leader; he fled
to Mexico and settled in Havana, Cuba. Pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson.
Died near Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., June 25,
1876 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Henry Clay Warmoth (1842-1931) —
also known as Henry C. Warmoth —
of Lawrence, Plaquemines
Parish, La.
Born in McLeansboro, Hamilton
County, Ill., May 9,
1842.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1868,
1880,
1888,
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1900,
1908,
1912;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1868-72; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1888-92.
Episcopalian.
Impeached
as Governor in 1872 during election contest over successor.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
30, 1931 (age 89 years, 144
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Edward Austin Burke (1839-1928) —
also known as Edward A. Burke; Edward A.
Burk —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
13, 1839.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; railroad
superintendent; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; importer
and exporter; railway
freight agent; newspaper
editor; Louisiana
state treasurer, 1878-88; engaged in a pistol duel
with Henry J. Hearsey on January 25, 1880; neither man was injured;
in 1882, he was wounded in a duel with C. Harrison Parker; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1884;
in 1889, his successor as state treasurer, William
Henry Pipes, discovered discrepancies in state funds, and accused
Burke of embezzlement;
he was subsequently indicted
by a grand jury; Burke, then in London, chose not to return to
Louisiana, and instead fled
to Honduras, and remained in Central America for the rest of his life.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, in the Hotel
Ritz, Tegucigalpa, Honduras,
September
24, 1928 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Interment somewhere in Yuscarán, Honduras.
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John Fitzpatrick (1844-1919) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born May 1,
1844.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1880,
1884;
mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1892-96.
In 1894, a suit was brought in an attempt to impeach
and remove him
from office based on a long list of malfeasance
and corruption charges;
a trial
was held, and he was acquitted on all charges.
Died April 8,
1919 (age 74 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Kent Favrot (1868-1934) —
also known as George K. Favrot —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district attorney, 22nd District, 1892-96, 1900-04; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; district
judge in Louisiana, 1904-06, 1926-34 (22nd District 1904-06, 19th
District 1926-34); died in office 1934; on November 6, 1906, he shot
and killed Dr. Robert H. Aldrich, because the latter had insulted
his wife; arrested
and imprisoned
for five months awaiting indictment and trial; however, the grand
jury refused to indict him, and he was released in April, 1907.; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1907-09, 1921-25;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1912-16.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
26, 1934 (age 66 years, 30
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) —
also known as Huey P. Long; Hugh Pierce Long;
"The Kingfish" —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born near Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August
30, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1928;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1928-32; member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1928; impeached
by the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including his
attempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of the
governor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at the
scene), in the Louisiana State
Capitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later at
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital,
Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., September
10, 1935 (age 42 years, 11
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother of
George
Shannon Long and Earl
Kemp Long (who married Blanche
B. Revere); married, April
12, 1913, to Rose
McConnell; father of Russell
Billiu Long; second cousin once removed of Gillis
William Long and Speedy
Oteria Long. |
| | | Political family: Long
family of Louisiana. |
| | | Cross-reference: Cecil
Morgan — John
H. Overton — Harvey
G. Fields — Gerald
L. K. Smith |
| | | The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge
(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line over
the Mississippi River, between East Baton
Rouge Parish and West Baton
Rouge Parish, Louisiana, is partly named for
him. — Senador Huey Pierce Long, a street
in Asunsion,
Paraguay, is named for
him. |
| | | Campaign slogan: "Every Man a
King." |
| | | Campaign slogan: "Share Our
Wealth." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Huey P. Long: Every
Man a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long |
| | | Books about Huey P. Long: T. Harry
Williams, Huey
Long — Harnett T. Kane, Huey
Long's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship
1928-1940 — Richard D. White, Kingfish:
The Reign of Huey P. Long — David R. Collins, Huey
P. Long : Talker and Doer (for young readers) |
| | | Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia of
Louisiana |
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Jack Paul Faustin Gremillion (1914-2001) —
also known as Jack P. F. Gremillion —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La., June 15,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Louisiana
state attorney general, 1956-72; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Elks; Lions; American Bar
Association.
While opposing New Orleans school desegregation in federal court in
1960, walked out of the courtroom, calling the court a "den of
iniquity"; convicted
of contempt
of court; sentence
was suspended. Indicted
in 1969 for fraud
and conspiracy over his dealings with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan and
Thrift Corp.; tried in
1971 and acquitted. Convicted
later that year on federal perjury
charges in a related case; sentenced
to three years in prison;
served 15 months. Pardoned
in 1976 by Gov. Edwin
Edwards.
Died in Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical
Center, Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., March 2,
2001 (age 86 years, 260
days).
Interment at Greenoaks
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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Salvador Anzelmo (born c.1924) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born about 1924.
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1969.
Indicted
in 1969 on fraud
and conspiracy charges
in connection with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corporation.
Still living as of 1969.
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Joe David Waggonner Jr. (1918-2007) —
also known as Joe Waggonner, Jr. —
of Plain Dealing, Bossier
Parish, La.
Born near Plain Dealing, Bossier
Parish, La., September
7, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; wholesale petroleum
products distribution business; member, Louisiana state board of
education, 1960-61; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1961-79.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions; Kappa
Sigma.
Arrested
in Washington, D.C., 1976, for soliciting
a policewoman posing as a prostitute.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., October
7, 2007 (age 89 years, 30
days).
Interment at Plain
Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, La.
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Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) —
also known as Otto E. Passman —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born near Franklinton, Washington
Parish, La., June 27,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture
business; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1947-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Charged
in 1978 with accepting
$200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park, in what became
known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
also charged
with tax
evasion; tried
and found not guilty.
Died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., August
13, 1988 (age 88 years, 47
days).
Interment at Mulhearn
Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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Edwin Washington Edwards (b. 1927) —
also known as Edwin Edwards; "Fast
Eddie" —
of Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., August
7, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate 35th District, 1964-65; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1965-72; Governor of
Louisiana, 1972-80, 1984-88, 1992-96; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Charged
in federal court in 1985 with racketeering involving hospital
licenses; his first trial ended in hung jury; acquitted in second
trial. Convicted
in federal court in 2000 on seventeen counts of fraud and
racketeering over a scheme to extort
money from applicants for casino licenses; sentenced
in 2001 to ten years in federal prison
and fined
$250,000.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Patrick Screen Jr. (1943-1994) —
also known as Pat Screen —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born May 13,
1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor-president
of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1981-88; indicted,
along with an aide, in 1987, on a felony malfeasance
charge over management of a road improvement program; the charges
were dismissed three days later.
Catholic.
Died, from a drug
overdose, in a hotel
room at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
12, 1994 (age 51 years, 122
days).
Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, La.
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Greg Tarver —
of Louisiana.
Member of Louisiana
state senate, 1990.
Tried
and acquitted in 2000 on federal racketeering charges.
Still living as of 2000.
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Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005) —
also known as Fox McKeithen —
of Louisiana.
Born in Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La., September
8, 1946.
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1983-87; secretary
of state of Louisiana, 1987-2005; resigned 2005; pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated,
2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2004.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died July 16,
2005 (age 58 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Jennings Jefferson (b. 1947) —
also known as William J. Jefferson —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Lake Providence, East
Carroll Parish, La., March
14, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1979-90; candidate for mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1982, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1999; named as unindicted
co-conspirator by prosecutors in connection with Brent Pfeffer's
guilty plea to bribery
charges.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Aaron F. Broussard (b. 1949) —
of Kenner, Jefferson
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., January
6, 1949.
Democrat. Mayor of
Kenner, La., 1982-96; president of Jefferson Parish, La.,
2003-10; pleaded
guilty in September 2012 to federal charges
that, as president of Jefferson Parish, he received
bribes of more than $60,000, and that he embezzled
hundreds of thousands of dollars by creating a no-work job in the
parish government for his ex-wife;
sentenced
to 46 months in prison,
and ordered to pay restitution.
Still living as of 2012.
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C. Ray Nagin —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Democrat. Mayor
of New Orleans, La., 2002-10; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 2008;
indicted
in January 2013 for accepting bribes
and kickbacks
in connection with city contracts.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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