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'''Edwin Gustav Preis, Sr.''' (February 17, 1916 – July 28, 2011) was a [[farmer]] and [[business]]man<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/elec-NEWELLTON-LA.html|title=Newellton, LA, Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=August 2, 2011}}</ref> who served from 1966 to 2000 as the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[mayor]] of Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern [[Louisiana]].
'''Edwin Gustav Preis, Sr.''' (February 17, 1916 – July 28, 2011) was a [[farmer]] and [[business]]man<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/elec-NEWELLTON-LA.html|title=Newellton, LA, Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=August 2, 2011}}</ref> who served from 1966 to 2000 as the [[mayor]] of Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern [[Louisiana]].
==Biography==
==Biography==
Preis was born in Waterproof in southern Tensas Parish. In the late 1940s, he moved to Newellton with his wife, Patricia Preis, to whom he was married for sixty-seven years until his death. There he engaged in business and served seven terms as mayor.<ref name=edpreisobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-g-preis&pid=152797628|title=Edwin G. Preis|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 29, 2011|accessdate=August 2, 2011}}</ref>
Preis was born in Waterproof in southern Tensas Parish. In the late 1940s, he moved to Newellton with his wife, Patricia Preis, to whom he was married for sixty-seven years until his death. There he engaged in business and served seven terms as mayor.<ref name=edpreisobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-g-preis&pid=152797628|title=Edwin G. Preis|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 29, 2011|accessdate=August 2, 2011}}</ref>
After numerous election cycles without opposition, Preis was unseated in the fall of 2000 by Alex Davis, an African American who received 366 votes (56.8 percent) to Preis' 184 (28.6 percent), and 94 votes (14.6 percent) for a third candidate, F. A. "Coonie" McVay.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary Election Returns, October 7, 2000</ref>
After numerous election cycles without opposition, Preis, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], was unseated in the fall of 2000 by Alex Davis, an African American who received 366 votes (56.8 percent) to Preis' 184 (28.6 percent), and 94 votes (14.6 percent) for a third candidate, F. A. "Coonie" McVay.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary Election Returns, October 7, 2000</ref>
A [[Mississippi River]] delta town, Newellton acquired a large majority of black voters after the passage of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]. From 1976 to 1977, Preis was the president of the Louisiana Municipal Association. He was known for trips to [[Washington, D.C.]], from which he often secured such projects as water or sewer systems for his community. In the 1990s, he represented Louisiana at a meeting in the [[White House]] with[[ U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=edpreisobit/> His younger son, attorney [[Phil Preis]] of [[Baton Rouge]], unsuccessfully sought the governorship in 1995 and 1999.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Louisiana gubernatorial primary election returns, 1995 and 1999.</ref>
A [[Mississippi River]] delta town, Newellton acquired a large majority of black voters after the passage of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]. From 1976 to 1977, Preis was the president of the Louisiana Municipal Association. He was known for trips to [[Washington, D.C.]], from which he often secured such projects as water or sewer systems for his community. In the 1990s, he represented Louisiana at a meeting in the [[White House]] with[[ U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=edpreisobit/> His younger son, attorney [[Phil Preis]] of [[Baton Rouge]], unsuccessfully sought the governorship in 1995 and 1999.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Louisiana gubernatorial primary election returns, 1995 and 1999.</ref>