Eugene Wilton Frémaux
| Eugene Wilton Frémaux, I (Louisiana businessman) | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1887 Roberts Cove |
| Died | March 14, 1969 (aged 81) Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Resting place: |
| Spouse | Jessie May Bullard Frémaux (married 1911-1969, his death)
Children: |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Eugene Wilton Frémaux, I (August 24, 1887 – March 14, 1969) was a businessman and civic leader in Alexandria, Louisiana, who in 1937 became the sole owner of the Brown Hide Company, a firm which shipped green and salt hides to tanners in various parts of the country. In 1942, he became the secretary-treasurer of the Alexandria Steam Laundry Company.[1]
Background
Frémaux was born to Léon François Victor Frémaux and the former Irène Marie Műrr at Roberts Cove north of Rayne in Acadia Parish in south Louisiana.[2] His paternal grandfather was Léon Joseph Frémaux, a Louisiana artist and engineer. At the age of seven, Frémaux began selling newspapers while attending school.
Career
Frémaux worked for two and a half years as an accountant for Acadia Iron Works in Crowley. He then took a position at the Morse Rice Mill and the White Swan Rice Mill Corporation at Gueydan in Vermilion Parish before moving to Alexandria. From 1913 to 1927, he was an accountant for the L. A. Stafford Wholesale Grocery Company, his partner prior to 1937 of the Brown Hide Company. He completed accounting courses through LaSalle Extension University. After his work at L. A. Stafford, he spent a year and a half with the Louisiana Public Utilities Company. In 1946, that company merged with Gulf Public Service, Inc., which in 1951 merged with Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc., a company long known as the CLECO Corporation, based in Pineville in Rapides Parish.[3]
Family and death
In 1911, Frémaux wed the former Jessie May Bullard. Their first child, Wanda Frémaux, was born in 1912 at Morse, southwest of Crowley in Acadia Parish. In 1914 a second child, Wilton Frémaux, was born at the family home at 1530 Madison Street in Alexandria. Upon his death at the age of eighty-one, Frémaux was survived by his wife, two children, six grandchildren, one sister, Emma Josephine Frémaux Gueno. He was predeceased by four other sisters and three brothers.[4]Frémaux was also a member of the Cosmopolitan Club, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Roman Catholic men's organization, the Knights of Columbus.[4]'
Frémaux's funeral was held at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Alexandria. He is interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.[4]
References
- ↑ Ellis Arthur, ed., Historical Encyclopedia of Louisiana, Vol. 1, p. 699.
- ↑ Donald J. Hébert, ed., Southwest Louisiana Records, Church and Civil Records, Vol. 18 (1887), p. 136; Saint Leo Catholic Church in Rayne, Louisiana, Vol. 1, p. 8.
- ↑ History of CLECO Corporation. Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved on December 11, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Eugene Wilton Frémaux obituary, Alexandria Town Talk, March 15, 1969.
