Block, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect, rollback
57,799
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − − − − + Line 26:
Line 23: − + − + − Line 38:
Line 34: − +
no edit summary
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=John Baptiste Fournet
| name=John Baptiste Fournet
| birth_date=July 27, 1895
| birth_date=July 27, 1895
| birth_place=St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place=St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| death_date=June 3, 1984 (aged 88)
| death_date=June 3, 1984 (aged 88)
| death_place=[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]], Hinds County<br> [[Mississippi]]
| death_place=[[Jackson]], Hinds County<br> [[Mississippi]]
| resting_place=Fournet Cemetery in St. Martinville, Louisiana
| resting_place=Fournet Cemetery in St. Martinville, Louisiana
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for St. Martin Parish
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for St. Martin Parish
| succeeded3=Thomas C. Wingate
| succeeded3=Thomas C. Wingate
| office4= Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court
| office4= Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court
| term_start4 1935
| term_start4=1935
| term_end4=1949
| term_end4=1949
| office5=Chief Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court
| office5=Chief Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court
| term_start5=1949
| term_start5=1949
| term_end5=1970
| term_end5=1970
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrac]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| occupation=[[Attorney]], [[Educator]]
| occupation=[[Attorney]], [[Educator]]
| spouse=(1) Rose M. Dupuis Fornet (married 1921, divorced)<br>
| spouse=(1) Rose M. Dupuis Fornet (married 1921, divorced)<br>
(2) Sylva Ann Fournet<br>
(2) Sylva Ann Fournet<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Louis Michel and Marcelite Gauthier Fournet}
Louis Michel and Marcelite Gauthier Fournet}}
'''John Baptiste Fournet''' (July 27, 1895 – June 3, 1984) was a [[Louisiana]] state representative and House [[Speaker]], lieutenant governor]] (1932–1935), and associate justice (1935–1949) and Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1949–1970). He was an original backer of [[Governor]] and [[United States Senator]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]]
'''John Baptiste Fournet''' (July 27, 1895 – June 3, 1984) was a [[Louisiana]] state representative and House [[Speaker]], lieutenant governor]] (1932–1935), and associate justice (1935–1949) and Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1949–1970). He was an original backer of [[Governor]] and [[United States Senator]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]]