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Louisiana [[Governor]] [[Sam Houston Jones]] moved to Lake Charles in 1924, where he became an assistant district attorney for Calcasieu Parish. Elected governor in 1940, Jones tried to dismantle the power of the [[Earl Long]] political machine, but he was overwhelmingly defeated by Earl Long in the 1948 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] runoff election.
Louisiana [[Governor]] [[Sam Houston Jones]] moved to Lake Charles in 1924, where he became an assistant district attorney for Calcasieu Parish. Elected governor in 1940, Jones tried to dismantle the power of the [[Earl Long]] political machine, but he was overwhelmingly defeated by Earl Long in the 1948 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] runoff election.
==See also==
*[[Samuel Welsh]]
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