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Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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| | Henry Hosford Gurley (1788-1833) — also known as Henry H. Gurley — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., May 20, 1788.U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1823-31; district judge in Louisiana, 1831-33. Slaveowner. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., March 16, 1833 (age 44 years, 300 days). Interment somewhere. |
| | John Robert Dufrocq (c.1814-1860) — also known as John R. Dufrocq — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Canada, about 1814.Newspaper editor; mayor of Baton Rouge, La., 1850-55. Died in 1860(age about 46 years). Interment somewhere. |

Greenoaks Memorial Park
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 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"; convictedof contempt of court; sentencewas suspended. Indictedin 1969 for fraudand conspiracy over his dealings with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp.; tried in 1971 and acquitted. Convictedlater that year on federal perjurycharges in a related case; sentencedto three years in prison; served 15 months. Pardonedin 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. |

Magnolia Cemetery
Bounded by Main, 19th, Florida, 22nd Streets
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1985
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| | Thomas Sambola Jones (1859-1933) — also known as T. Sambola Jones — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, La., October 5, 1859. State court judge in Louisiana, 1902-12; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1912-18, 1924-28; U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1918-21. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., May 15, 1933 (age 73 years, 222 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. |
| | James Essex Elam (1829-1873) — also known as James E. Elam — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 7, 1829.Lawyer;mayor of Baton Rouge, La., 1859-62, 1865-69, 1870-72, 1872-73; died in office 1873. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., July 31, 1873 (age 43 years, 236 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. |
| | Edward White Robertson (1823-1887) — also known as Edward W. Robertson — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Tennessee, 1823. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature, 1860; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1877-83, 1887; died in office 1887. Slaveowner. Died in 1887(age about 64 years). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. |
| | Samuel Matthews Robertson (1852-1911) — also known as Samuel M. Robertson — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Louisiana, 1852. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1887-1907. Died in 1911(age about 59 years). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. |
| | William Brainerd Spencer (1835-1882) — of Louisiana. Born in Catahoula Parish, La., February 5, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1876-77; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1877-80. Slaveowner. Died in Jalapa, Veracruz,February 12, 1882 (age 47 years, 7 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. |
| | James Mason Elam (1796-1856) — also known as James M. Elam; "Old Tripoli" — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Nottoway County, Va., January 30, 1796. Whig. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1843. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 7, 1856 (age 60 years, 282 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. |
| | Cecil Morgan (1898-1999) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Nebraska, August 20, 1898.Lawyer; member of Louisiana state legislature, 1927-34; leader of a group of state legislators who impeached Gov. Huey P. Long in 1929; counsel and executive for Standard OilCompany; dean, Tulane University Law School, 1963-68. Member, American Legion. He was the last surviving legislator to have served in the old Louisiana state capitol. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., June 14, 1999 (age 100 years, 298 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. |
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| | Henry Luse Fuqua (1865-1926) — also known as Henry L. Fuqua — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 8, 1865. Democrat. Hardware dealer; warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, 1916-24; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924;Governor of Louisiana, 1924-26; died in office 1926.Episcopalian.French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., October 11, 1926 (age 60 years, 337 days). Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery; reinterment at Roselawn Memorial Park. |
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| | Thomas Withers Chinn (1791-1852) — also known as Thomas W. Chinn — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born near Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., November 22, 1791.Physician;lawyer;sugar cane planter; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1839-41. Slaveowner. Died in West Baton Rouge Parish, La., May 22, 1852 (age 60 years, 182 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.; reinterment at Live Oaks Plantation Cemetery, Iberville Parish, La.; cenotaph at Magnolia Cemetery. |

National Cemetery
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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| | Philemon Thomas (1763-1847) — of Mason County, Ky.; Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Orange County, Va., February 9, 1763. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1796-99; member of Kentucky state senate, 1800-03; member of Louisiana state legislature, 1800; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1831-35. Slaveowner. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 18, 1847 (age 84 years, 282 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1886 at National Cemetery. |

Old State Capitol
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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| | Henry Watkins Allen (1820-1866) — of Texas; Louisiana. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., April 29, 1820. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1853; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Louisiana, 1864-65.Presbyterian. Died in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito Federal, April 22, 1866 (age 45 years, 358 days). Interment at Old State Capitol. Relatives: Son of Dr. Thomas Allen and Ann (Watkins) Allen; married to Salome Crane. Allen Parish, La. is named for him. The cityof Port Allen, Louisiana, is named for him. See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article |

Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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| | John Christian (1911-1972) — also known as Jack Christian — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., January 22, 1911. Democrat. Automobile dealer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.Episcopalian. Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles;American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 31, 1972 (age 61 years, 344 days). Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum. |
| | 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 malfeasancecharge 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. |
| | Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards (1929-2018) — also known as Elaine S. Edwards; Elaine Lucille Schwartzenburg — of Louisiana. Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La., March 8, 1929. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1972.Female. Died May 14, 2018 (age 89 years, 67 days). Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum. |
| | Harrison Garey Bagwell (1913-1973) — also known as Harrison G. Bagwell — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born December 6, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1952(member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1960(alternate); candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1952.Protestant. Died December 2, 1973 (age 59 years, 361 days). Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum. |

Roselawn Memorial Park
4045 North Street
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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| | Russell Billiu Long (1918-2003) — also known as Russell B. Long; Huey Pierce Long III — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., November 3, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1952,1960,1968.Methodist. Member, American Legion; Lions; Elks; Order of the Coif; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Tau Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2003 (age 84 years, 187 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. Relatives: Son of Rose McConnell Long and Huey Pierce Long; married, June 3, 1939, to Katherine Mae Hattic; married, December 23, 1969, to Carolyn Bason; nephew of George Shannon Long and Earl Kemp Long; third cousin of Gillis William Long and Speedy Oteria Long. Political family: Long family of Louisiana. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial Books about Russell Long: Robert T. Mann, Legacy to Power : Senator Russell Long of Louisiana |
| | Henry Luse Fuqua (1865-1926) — also known as Henry L. Fuqua — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 8, 1865. Democrat. Hardware dealer; warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, 1916-24; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924;Governor of Louisiana, 1924-26; died in office 1926.Episcopalian.French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., October 11, 1926 (age 60 years, 337 days). Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery; reinterment at Roselawn Memorial Park. |
| | Mary Eustus Jones Webb (1924-1995) — also known as Mary Eustis Jones; Mrs. Jesse L. Webb, Jr. — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Columbia, Caldwell Parish, La., May 14, 1924.Mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1956.Female. Died September 16, 1995 (age 71 years, 125 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. |
| | 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; arrestedand imprisonedfor 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. |
| | Fred Saugrain LeBlanc, Sr. (1897-1969) — also known as Fred S. LeBlanc — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born near Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., July 24, 1897. Democrat. Mayor of Baton Rouge, La., 1941-44; Louisiana state attorney general, 1944-48, 1952-56; district judge in Louisiana 19th District, 1959-69; died in office 1969.Catholic. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., June 11, 1969 (age 71 years, 322 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. |
| | Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) — also known as Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., April 20, 1892.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1928-32; member of Louisiana state senate, 1933-34; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1934-37, 1941-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940,1944(member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana.Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 29, 1960 (age 68 years, 223 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. |

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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| Leon Jastremski | Leon Jastremski (1843-1907) — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in France,July 17, 1843. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Baton Rouge, La., 1876-82; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879; Louisiana Democratic state chair, 1884; U.S. Consul in Callao, as of 1893-97; Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration, 1899-1900.Polishancestry. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 29, 1907 (age 64 years, 135 days). Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. |

State Capitol Grounds
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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| Huey P. Long | 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; impeachedby 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.Shotand 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. Relatives: Son of Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother ofGeorge 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 streetin 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 |

Azalea Rest Cemetery
Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Founded 1953
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| | Woodrow Wilson Dumas (1916-1993) — also known as W. W. Dumas;"Woody" — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., December 9, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1965-80; defeated, 1988.Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles;Elks; Moose; United Commercial Travelers. Died November 5, 1993 (age 76 years, 331 days). Interment at Azalea Rest Cemetery. |

Young Cemetery
Near Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

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