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Lawrence T. Fuglaar

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Lawrence Tyler Fuglaar, Sr.
Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish
In office
1948–1952
Preceded byAt-large members:

Carl B. Close
C. H. "Sammy" Downs

John R. Hunter, Jr.
Succeeded byAt-large members:

Cecil R. Blair
James R. Eubank
Lloyd George Teekell

H. N. Goff
Personal details
Born(1895-09-06)September 6, 1895
Pineville, Louisiana, US
DiedApril 18, 1972(1972-04-18) (aged 76)
Drowned at Toledo Bend Reservoir

Hemphill, Sabine County

Texas, USA
Cause of deathDrowning
Resting placeGreenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)(1) Hilda Johnson Fuglaar (died 1930)
(2) Leona J. Fuglaar
ChildrenMarjorie Elaine Dunbar

Lawrence T. Fuglaar, Jr.
Thomas Eugene Fuglaar
Patricia Ann Fuglaar

Leslie Lee Fuglaar
Parent(s)Thomas Hall Fuglaar, Sr.
Elodie Boyd Smith
Residence(s)Pineville, Louisiana

Lawrence Tyler Fuglaar, Sr. (September 6, 1895 – April 18, 1972),[1] was a Democrat from Pineville, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952 during the second administration of Governor Earl Kemp Long.[2][3][4]

In 1972, Fuglaar drowned when his boat capsized while he was fishing with his wife on Toledo Bend Reservoir near Hemphill in Sabine County in East Texas. His second wife, Leona J. Fuglaar (1911-1985), summoned for help and survived.[5]

Fuglaar and his second wife are interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lawrence T. Fuglaar". findagrave.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Rapides Parish" (PDF). house.Louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Former solon from Pineville to seek office". Lake Charles American- Press. June 14, 1967. p. 36. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Lawrence Tyler Fuglaar, Sr". fuglaar.webs.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Boat Mishap Kills Ex-State Official". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. April 20, 1972. p. 94. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
Preceded by
At-large members:

Carl B. Close
C. H. "Sammy" Downs

John R. Hunter Jr.
Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish
1948–1952
With: W. George Bowdon Jr.
T. C. Brister
Succeeded by