J. Emile Verret
J. Emile Verret (September 13, 1885 – February 9, 1965) was a Louisiana politician who served as lieutenant governor Louisiana from 1944 to 1948.
J. Emile Verret | |
|---|---|
| 41st Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office May 9, 1944 – May 11, 1948 | |
| Governor | Jimmie H. Davis |
| Preceded by | Marc M. Mouton |
| Succeeded by | William Joseph "Bill" Dodd |
| Iberia Parish school board member | |
| In office 1912–1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1885 Iberia Parish, Louisiana |
| Died | February 9, 1965 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | New Iberia, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Born in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Verret received an undergraduate degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1905, and attended Soule Business College in New Orleans.[1]
On one occasion during his service as Lieutenant Governor, when the Governor was out of state and a hurricane forced the evacuation of the capital, Verret signed a proclamation declaring his house in New Iberia to be the acting state capitol for the day.[2] The Daily Iberian republished this article fifty years later.
Notes
- Guide officiel des Franco-Américains (1946), p. 364-65.
- "New Iberia Serving As State Capital For the Day!", Daily Iberian (September 19, 1947), p. 1.
References
- "J. Emile Verret", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 2 (1988), p. 810
- William J. "Bill" Dodd, Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics, Baton Rouge: Claitor's, 1991
- Lafayette Daily Advertiser, February 10, 1965
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Marc M. Mouton |
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1944–1948 |
Succeeded by William J. "Bill" Dodd |
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