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'''George Patout Broussard, Sr.''' (September 17, 1916 – August 30, 1977), was a decorated [[World War II]] [[United States Army]] officer, the son of a [[United States Senate|United States senator]], and a [[veterinarian]] from his native New Iberia, [[Louisiana]], who conducted research on the [[disease]]s of anaplasmosis and brucellosis.

 

'''George Patout Broussard, Sr.''' (September 17, 1916 – August 30, 1977), was a decorated [[World War II]] [[United States Army]] officer, the son and [[nephew]] of [[United States Senate|United States senators]], and a [[veterinarian]] from his native New Iberia, [[Louisiana]], who conducted research on the [[disease]]s of anaplasmosis and brucellosis.

==Background==

==Background==

Broussard is descended from an influential family of Iberia Parish in the [[sugar]]-producing region of South Louisiana. His parents were Senator Edwin Sidney Broussard, I, and the former Marie Clair Patout (1878-1945), for whom he and his oldest brother received their middle names. He was a paternal [[nephew]] of U.S. Senator Robert F. Broussard of New Iberia and a paternal grandson of Jean Dorville Broussard (1832-1920) and the former Anastasie Elizadie Gondoulin (1834-1898), both of New Iberia. He had five siblings, the oldest of whom, Felix Patout Broussard (1906-1982), was the manager of the St. Mary Sugar Cooperative in Jeanerette in Iberia Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Broussard&GSfn=Felix&GSmn=Patout&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=124042224&df=all&

Broussard is descended from an influential [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] family of Iberia Parish in the [[sugar]]-producing region of South Louisiana. His parents were Senator Edwin Sidney Broussard, I, and the former Marie Clair Patout (1878-1945), for whom he and his oldest brother received their middle names. He was a paternal nephew of U.S. Senator Robert F. Broussard of New Iberia and a paternal grandson of Jean Dorville Broussard (1832-1920) and the former Anastasie Elizadie Gondoulin (1834-1898), both of New Iberia. He had five siblings, the oldest of whom, Felix Patout Broussard (1906-1982), was the manager of the St. Mary Sugar Cooperative in Jeanerette in Iberia Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Broussard&GSfn=Felix&GSmn=Patout&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=124042224&df=all&

|title=Felix Patout Broussard|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref> The youngest sibling was the New Iberia farmer Eugene D. Broussard, Sr. (1917-2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?|title=Eugene D. Broussard, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave from ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser''

|title=Felix Patout Broussard|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref> The youngest sibling was the New Iberia farmer Eugene D. Broussard, Sr. (1917-2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?|title=Eugene D. Broussard, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave from ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser''

|date=November 2, 2008|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/new-iberia/elsie-babineaux-broussard.html|title=Elsie Babineaux Broussard (wife of Eugene D. Broussard, Sr.) in New Iberia, Louisiana|publisher=bizapedia.com|date=April 15, 2014|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

|date=November 2, 2008|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/new-iberia/elsie-babineaux-broussard.html|title=Elsie Babineaux Broussard (wife of Eugene D. Broussard, Sr.) in New Iberia, Louisiana|publisher=bizapedia.com|date=April 15, 2014|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

Broussard was educated in [[Washington, D.C.]], during the time his father was a senator, and then New Iberia Senior High School and [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station, [[Texas]], where he obtained his D.V.M. degree.<ref name=bio>"George Patout Broussard", ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'', Vol. 1 (1988), publication of the Louisiana Historical Association, p. 114.</ref>

Broussard was educated in [[Washington, D.C.]], during the time his father was a senator, and then New Iberia Senior High School and [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station, [[Texas]], where he obtained his D.V.M. degree.<ref name=bio>"George Patout Broussard", ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'', Vol. 1 (1988), publication of the Louisiana Historical Association, p. 114.</ref>

On June 21, 1947, Broussard married the former Flora Therese Schwing (born December 1923), who survives him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2859825|title=Flora Broussard, December 1923|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=January 21, 2017}}</ref> She is the daughter of John Elmer Schwing (1877-1946), an [[Lawyer|attorney]] and [[banker]], and the former Anna Blanchet (1890-1981). There are six Broussard sons: George P., Jr. (born 1949), Edwin S., III (born 1951), Thomas S. (born 1953), Daniel S. (born 1954), Kenneth J. S. (born 1961), and Benedict Jacques (born 1963).<ref name=bio/><ref name=findagrave/>

On June 21, 1947, Broussard married the former Flora Therese Schwing (born December 1923), who survives him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2859825|title=Flora Broussard, December 1923|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=January 21, 2017}}</ref> A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Mrs. Broussard is the daughter of John Elmer Schwing (1877-1946), an [[Lawyer|attorney]] and [[banker]], and the former Anna Blanchet (1890-1981). There are six Broussard sons: George P., Jr. (born 1949), Edwin S., III (born 1951), Thomas S. (born 1953), Daniel S. (born 1954), Kenneth J. S. (born 1961), and Benedict Jacques (born 1963).<ref name=bio/><ref name=findagrave/>

==Career==

==Career==

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