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'''William Putnam Sevier, Jr.''', sometimes known as '''Buck Sevier'''  (October 13, 1899 &ndash; September 4, 1985)<ref name=cemetery>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lamadiso/cemeteries/smsasl.htm|title=Tallulah Cemeteries|publisher=rootsweb.ancestry|accessdate=July 24, 2013}}</ref> was the longest-serving [[mayor]] of a community in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. A banker in Tallulah, Louisiana, the seat of Madison Parish, Sevier was first elected to tree terms as alderman. In 1946 he was elected as mayor of the city, and served, with repeated re-elections, from 1947 to 1974. Madison Parish is located in the [[Mississippi River]] delta country in the northeastern potion of his state.

'''William Putnam Sevier, Jr.''', sometimes known as '''Buck Sevier'''  (October 13, 1899 &ndash; September 4, 1985)<ref name=cemetery>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lamadiso/cemeteries/smsasl.htm|title=Tallulah Cemeteries|publisher=rootsweb.ancestry|accessdate=July 24, 2013}}</ref> was the longest-serving [[mayor]] of a community in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. A banker in Tallulah, Louisiana, the seat of Madison Parish, Sevier was first elected to tree terms as alderman. In 1946, he was elected as mayor of the city, and served, with repeated re-elections until 1974. Madison Parish is located in the [[Mississippi River]] delta country in the northeastern potion of his state.

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He is a great-great-grandson of John Sevier, a [[Tennessee]] pioneer and first [[governor]] of that state. He was a cousin of state Senator Andrew L. Sevier and state Representative Henry Clay Sevier, both also from Tallulah.<ref name=roots/>​

He is a great-great-grandson of John Sevier, a [[Tennessee]] pioneer and first [[governor]] of that state. He was a cousin of state Senator Andrew L. Sevier and state Representative Henry Clay Sevier, both also from Tallulah.<ref name=roots/>​

"Character" is really not an apt description of Buck Sevier. "Legend" is more fitting. So great was the admiration for him that I don't think he ever had opposition for mayor, except maybe once in his early career. This carried over even when blacks started seeking public office. They didn't run against him either. No wonder. He was respected because he was fair to blacks as well as whites, both as a mayor and as a banker. ...<ref>Carroll Regan, "Baghdad on the Bayou", ''Madison Journal,'' February 1974.</ref></blockquote>​

"Character" is really not an apt description of Buck Sevier. "Legend" is more fitting. So great was the admiration for him that I don't think he ever had opposition for mayor, except maybe once in his early career. This carried over even when blacks started seeking public office. They didn't run against him either. No wonder. He was respected because he was fair to blacks as well as whites, both as a mayor and as a banker. ...<ref>Carroll Regan, "Baghdad on the Bayou", ''Madison Journal,'' February 1974.</ref></blockquote>​

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