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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Louisiana: Governors</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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C. Claiborne</a> 1812-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#871.10.03">Jacques Philippe Villere</a> 1816-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#265.07.66">Thomas Bolling Robertson</a> 1820-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/theaker-thom.html#494.79.47">Henry Schuyler Thibodeaux</a> 1824 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#740.37.63">Henry S. Johnson</a> 1824-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#001.22.34">Pierre A. C. B. Derbigny</a> 1828-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beaty-bechtold.html#161.97.68">Armand Julie Beauvais</a> 1829-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#117.37.43">Jacques Dupre</a> 1830-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roman.html#436.34.14">André Bienvenu Roman</a> 1831-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white3.html#339.98.61">Edward D. White</a> 1835-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roman.html#436.34.14">André Bienvenu Roman</a> 1839-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moultrie-moynihan.html#308.66.00">Alexandre Mouton</a> 1843-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#158.30.82">Isaac Johnson</a> 1846-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker5.html#555.24.13">Joseph Marshall Walker</a> 1850-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heathman-hedlund.html#230.30.09">Paul Octave Hébert</a> 1853-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#557.13.38">Robert C. Wickliffe</a> 1856-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore8.html#606.33.51">Thomas Overton Moore</a> 1860-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepardson-shepley.html#225.47.62">George F. Shepley</a> 1862-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen4.html#070.08.95">Henry Watkins Allen</a> 1864-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hahn.html#990.23.08">Michael Hahn</a> 1864-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wells.html#377.56.17">J. Madison Wells</a> 1865-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flanagin-fleishman.html#139.47.08">Benjamin F. Flanders</a> 1867-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#197.09.96">Joshua Baker</a> 1868 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wardell-warnell.html#535.30.08">Henry C. Warmoth</a> 1868-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pikiel-pinchot.html#616.39.77">P. B. S. Pinchback</a> 1872-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#629.48.00">William P. Kellogg</a> 1873-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#390.96.26">John McEnery</a> 1873 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#487.47.56">Francis T. Nicholls</a> 1877-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#916.12.80">Louis A. Wiltz</a> 1880-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#022.55.77">Samuel D. McEnery</a> 1881-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#487.47.56">Francis T. Nicholls</a> 1888-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#239.21.62">Murphy J. Foster</a> 1892-1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#313.44.93">William Wright Heard</a> 1900-04 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html#275.21.45">Newton C. Blanchard</a> 1904-08 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#064.34.63">Jared Y. Sanders</a> 1908-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall6.html#987.09.45">Luther E. Hall</a> 1912-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plauche-plumley.html#420.90.78">Ruffin G. Pleasant</a> 1916-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker5.html#339.82.14">John M. Parker</a> 1920-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#233.56.20">Henry L. Fuqua</a> 1924-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simpson.html#201.23.90">Oramel Hinckley Simpson</a> 1926-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#873.80.17">Huey P. Long</a> 1928-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king1.html#628.15.89">Alvin O. King</a> 1932 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen7.html#905.39.35">O. K. Allen</a> 1932-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nodar-noha.html#365.63.57">James A. Noe</a> 1936 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavy-ledyard.html#091.26.70">Richard W. Leche</a> 1936-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#686.96.64">Earl Long</a> 1939-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones8.html#629.14.42">Sam H. Jones</a> 1940-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#588.37.87">Jimmie Davis</a> 1944-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#686.96.64">Earl Long</a> 1948-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#846.30.01">Robert F. Kennon</a> 1952-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#686.96.64">Earl Long</a> 1956-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#588.37.87">Jimmie Davis</a> 1960-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeegan-mckenty.html#736.09.82">John McKeithen</a> 1964-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards3.html#472.55.83">Edwin Edwards</a> 1972-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traxler-treichler.html#615.84.67">David C. Treen</a> 1980-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards3.html#472.55.83">Edwin Edwards</a> 1984-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roebling-rogaski.html#999.15.32">Charles Roemer III</a> 1988-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards3.html#472.55.83">Edwin Edwards</a> 1992-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#711.86.12">M. J. 'Mike' Foster</a> 1996- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html#140.07.96">Kathleen B. Blanco</a> 2004 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jex-johansen.html#748.02.04">Bobby Jindal</a> 2008-16 <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1816 Jul 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#871.10.03">Jacques Philippe Villere</a>, elected. <li> 1820: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#265.07.66">Thomas Bolling Robertson</a>, elected. <li> 1824: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#740.37.63">Henry S. Johnson</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#871.10.03">Jacques Philippe Villere</a>, defeated. <li> 1828: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#001.22.34">Pierre A. C. B. Derbigny</a>, elected. <li> 1829 Oct 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#001.22.34">Pierre A. C. B. Derbigny</a>, died in office. <li> 1834: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dawson.html#212.18.37">John Bennett Dawson</a>, defeated. <li> 1849: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#858.69.81">Alexandre de Clouet</a>, defeated. <li> 1850: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#723.54.57">Denis Prieur</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1872: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#390.96.26">John McEnery</a>, elected. <li> 1879 Dec 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#916.12.80">Louis A. Wiltz</a>, elected. <li> 1881 Oct 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#916.12.80">Louis A. Wiltz</a>, died in office. <li> 1896: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#239.21.62">Murphy J. Foster</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pfaelzer-phellis.html#981.33.98">John Newton Pharr</a> (Rep & Populist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booth.html#771.08.27">A. B. Booth</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1900 Apr 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#313.44.93">William Wright Heard</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caesar-caillavet.html#390.85.05">Donelson Caffery</a> (Populist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reeder-rees.html#406.07.84">E. Reems</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1904 Apr 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html#275.21.45">Newton C. Blanchard</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#594.85.76">William J. Behan</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1908 Jan 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#064.34.63">Jared Y. Sanders</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilkinson-will.html#398.83.43">Theodore S. Wilkinson</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1908 Apr 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#064.34.63">Jared Y. Sanders</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pfaelzer-phellis.html#101.09.35">Henry Newton Pharr</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#568.46.04">James Barnes</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1912 Apr 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall6.html#987.09.45">Luther E. Hall</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#668.35.09">H.S. Suthon</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#990.34.48">J. R. Jones</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1916 Apr 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plauche-plumley.html#420.90.78">Ruffin G. Pleasant</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker5.html#339.82.14">John M. Parker</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/noonan.html#717.37.27">Horace Noonan</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1920 Apr 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker5.html#339.82.14">John M. Parker</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson5.html#233.87.86">J. Stewart Thompson</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1924 Apr 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#233.56.20">Henry L. Fuqua</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/millikin-milliorn.html#825.05.28">James S. Millikin</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1926 Oct 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#233.56.20">Henry L. Fuqua</a>, died in office. <li> 1928 Jan 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#873.80.17">Huey P. Long</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson7.html#922.59.51">Riley J. Wilson</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simpson.html#201.23.90">Oramel Hinckley Simpson</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1928 Apr 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#873.80.17">Huey P. Long</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caine-caldom.html#389.08.70">Etienne J. Caire</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1932 Apr 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen7.html#905.39.35">O. K. Allen</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1936 Jan 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen7.html#905.39.35">O. K. Allen</a>, died in office. <li> 1936 Apr 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavy-ledyard.html#091.26.70">Richard W. Leche</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1940: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#132.86.90">James H. Morrison</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1940 Apr 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones8.html#629.14.42">Sam H. Jones</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuttle.html#393.56.15">William W. Tuttle</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1944: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#726.48.29">Lewis L. Morgan</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#132.86.90">James H. Morrison</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1944 Apr 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#588.37.87">Jimmie Davis</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1948: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones8.html#629.14.42">Sam H. Jones</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#132.86.90">James H. Morrison</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1948 Apr 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#686.96.64">Earl Long</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <li> 1952: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boggs.html#056.95.34">Hale Boggs</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1952 Apr 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#846.30.01">Robert F. Kennon</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baczkowski-baile.html#087.41.87">Harrison G. Bagwell</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1959: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rae-raines.html#644.92.59">William M. Rainach</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1963: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#832.18.20">Gillis W. Long</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#846.30.01">Robert F. Kennon</a>, defeated. <li> 1964: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyons-lytle.html#784.74.27">Charlton H. Lyons, Sr.</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1971: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#586.04.07">J. Bennett Johnston</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1972: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traxler-treichler.html#615.84.67">David C. Treen</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1975: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones1.html#867.01.66">Bob Jones</a>, defeated. <li> 1983: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traxler-treichler.html#615.84.67">David C. Treen</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1987: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tatem-tayloe.html#185.44.29">W. J. 'Billy' Tauzin</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#207.94.84">Robert L. Livingston, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1991: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holloway.html#630.65.18">Clyde C. Holloway</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1995: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/landram-landy.html#476.17.91">Mary L. Landrieu</a>, defeated. <li> 1999 Oct 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#711.86.12">M. J. 'Mike' Foster</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#300.62.78">William J. Jefferson</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2003 Oct 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jex-johansen.html#748.02.04">Bobby Jindal</a> (Rep), advanced to runoff; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html#140.07.96">Kathleen B. Blanco</a> (Dem), advanced to runoff; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/iacino-ingerman.html#984.74.47">Richard P. Ieyoub</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laxalt-leadbetter.html#325.29.29">Claude Leach</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ewing.html#490.14.19">Randy Ewing</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/down-downey.html#386.37.27">Hunt Downer</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#978.43.42">Alan Algood</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barsham-bartless.html#399.08.70">Dat Barthel</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/landram-landy.html#964.63.52">Patrick E. Landry</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#863.09.04">Eddie Mangin</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estevan-evanoff.html#983.92.32">J. D. 'Boudreaux' Estilette</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#887.64.16">J. E. Jumonville, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#035.80.94">John M. Simoneaux, Jr.</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown7.html#669.97.79">Quentin R. Brown, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stafseth-standifer.html#661.69.45">Mike Stagg</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#444.45.61">Richard McCoy</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#951.65.38">Fred Robertson</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2003 Nov 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html#140.07.96">Kathleen B. 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Rural Telephone</a>. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute <b>fair use</b> under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons License</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b>Site information:</b> The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by <b>Lawrence Kestenbaum</b>, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is <b>The Political Graveyard, P.O. 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