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Lether Frazar was a nephew by marriage — his maternal aunt was Ellen Perkins Herford — to Drew Dow Herford, I (1871-1943), a [[Texas]] native educator who was the first mayor of DeQuincy in northern Calcasieu Parish and a state representative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23959896/drew-dow-herford|title=Drew Dow Herford, I|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> Frazar spent many summers during his childhood at the home of the Herfords.
Lether Frazar was a nephew by marriage — his maternal aunt was Ellen Perkins Herford — to Drew Dow Herford, I (1871-1943), a [[Texas]] native educator who was the first mayor of DeQuincy in northern Calcasieu Parish and a state representative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23959896/drew-dow-herford|title=Drew Dow Herford, I|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> Frazar spent many summers during his childhood at the home of the Herfords.
Frazar was educated at the then Southwestern Institute in Lafayette having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[history]] in 1928. He obtained a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] in 1932. In 1942, he obtained his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=bio/>
Frazar graduated in 1923 from Merryville High School in Beauregard Parish ad was educated at the then Southwestern Institute in Lafayette having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[history]] in 1928. He obtained a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] in 1932. In 1942, he obtained his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=bio/>
On August 22, 1929, Frazar married the former Lily Hooper (December 12, 1904 – November 5, 1994), who was living in Baton Rouge at the time of her death. She graduated in 1926 from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish. At the time, Tech was known as Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. The Frazars had two daughters, Lily Ann Frazar and Margaret Brenda Frazar Malone (born 1941) of Baton Rouge.<ref name=bio/>
On August 22, 1929, Frazar married the former Lily Hooper (December 12, 1904 – November 5, 1994), who was living in Baton Rouge at the time of her death. She graduated in 1926 from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish. At the time, Tech was known as Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. The Frazars had two daughters, Lily Ann Frazar and Margaret Brenda Frazar Malone (born 1941) of Baton Rouge.<ref name=bio/>
Frazar was a high school principal at Longville (1928-1931) and Merryville (1933-1938), both in Beauregard Parish. From 1931 to 1933, he was a principal in Jackson in East Feliciana Parish.<ref name=bio/>
Frazar was a high school principal at Longville (1928-1931) and Merryville (1933-1938), both in Beauregard Parish. From 1931 to 1933, he was a principal in Jackson in East Feliciana Parish.<ref name=bio/>
==Legislative service and the OPA==
==Legislative service and the OPA==