Hewitt Bouanchaud

Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud (born August 19, 1877 in New Roads , Pointe Coupee Parish , Louisiana , †  October 17, 1950 there ) was an American politician . Between 1920 and 1924 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Louisiana.

Career

Hewitt Bouanchaud attended Poydras Academy and then studied at Louisiana State University . After a subsequent law degree at Tulane University and his admission as a lawyer in 1902, he began to work in New Roads in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1904 and 1912 and again from 1916 to 1920 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Louisiana ; from 1916 to 1920 he was its speaker . In 1920 he was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana at the side of John M. Parker . He held this office between 1920 and 1924. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . In 1921 he was president of a constitutional convention of his state. In 1924 he ran unsuccessfully in the gubernatorial election of his party. On April 12, 1924 he resigned prematurely from the office of lieutenant governor. His successor was briefly the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, Delos R. Johnson .

After the end of his time as lieutenant governor, Hewitt Bouanchaud was a member of the tax commission of his state; he also practiced as a lawyer again. From 1929 to 1936 he was a district attorney in the eighth judicial district of Louisiana. He then continued his career as a private lawyer. He also worked as a farmer and rancher. He died on October 17, 1950 in his hometown of New Roads, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Hewitt Bouanchaud in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Milburn Calhoun, Bernie McGovern (Eds.): Louisiana Almanac 2008-2009 . Pelican Publishing Company, S. 514 ( full text in Google Book Search).