Otto E. Passman

Otto Passman (1973)

Otto Ernest Passman (born June 27, 1900 in Franklinton , Washington Parish , Louisiana , †  August 13, 1988 in Monroe , Louisiana) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives .

Passman was born on a farm near Franklinton, Louisiana. He graduated from Baton Rouge High School and Soule Business College , Bogalusa . Passman worked for a manufacturer of commercial refrigerators in 1929 and worked as a distributor of hotel and restaurant accessories in Monroe. He was also the owner of the Passman Investment Company . During the Second World War he was promoted to lieutenant in the United States Navy and served from October 11, 1942 until his discharge on September 5, 1944 in the rank of Lieutenant Commander . He then resumed his work in his trading company.

He was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1948, 1952, and 1956 . He was also elected to the 80th and 14 subsequent Congresses , where he served from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1977. He ran again in 1976 unsuccessfully for the 95th US Congress . During his tenure in Congress in 1956 he was involved in the constitution of the Southern Manifesto , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions. He lived in Monroe, where he also died on August 13, 1988.

Web links

• Otto E. Passman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)