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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=John Al Amiss
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office=[[Sheriff]] of [[Baton Rouge|East Baton Rouge Parish]], [[Louisiana]], USA
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| term_start=1972
| term_end=1983
| succeeded=[[Elmer Litchfield]]
| birth_date=April 27, 1929
| death_date=February 6, 1983 (aged 53)
| birth_place=Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| death_place=Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
| resting_place=Roselawn Memorial Park in Baton Rouge
| alma_mater=Baton Rouge High School<br>
[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, [[Texas]])<br>
Institute of Police Administration and Technology ([[Orlando]], [[Florida]])
| occupation=Law-enforcement officer<br>
| spouse=Joy Dromgoole Amiss (married 1955-1983, his death)
| children=John Thiel Amiss<br>
Sally, Clair, and Bonnie Joe (last names unavailable)
}}
'''John Al Amiss''' , known as '''J. Al Amiss''' (April 27, 1929 – February 6, 1983,) was a [[sheriff]] of East Baton Rouge Parish in his native [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]].
The son of John A. Amiss (1898-1959) and the former Norma Thiel (1906-1983).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54564814/john-al-amiss|title=John Al Amiss|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref> He was educated at Baton Rouge High School, [[Louisiana State University]], Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, [[Texas]], and the Institute of Police Administration and Technology in [[Orlando]], [[Florida]]. In 1955, he married the former Joy Dromgoole, and the couple had four children, John Thiel, Sally, Clair, and Bonnie Joe.<ref name=lahist/>
In 1956, he was elected to the EBR [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee. In 1959, he was appointed deputy city constable of Baton Rouge and was elected as constable in 1964. He won the EBR sheriff's position in 1972 and was reelected in 1975 and 1979. ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-a/|title=Amiss, J. Al|publisher=publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>
In the 1975 race, he defeated a spirited [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenge waged by [[Jack Breaux]] of Zachary, the first Republican to elected as [[mayor]] of a Louisiana city since [[Reconstruction]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 1, 1975.</ref> Amiss was succeeded by a Republican, [[Elmer Litchfield]].
Amiss died in Baton Rouge at the age of fifty three a short time after leaving the sheriff's position.<ref>''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' February 7, 9, 1983.</ref> His mother died on December 16, 1983, ten months after his passing.<ref name=findagrave/>
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Sheriffs]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
| name=John Al Amiss
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office=[[Sheriff]] of [[Baton Rouge|East Baton Rouge Parish]], [[Louisiana]], USA
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| term_start=1972
| term_end=1983
| succeeded=[[Elmer Litchfield]]
| birth_date=April 27, 1929
| death_date=February 6, 1983 (aged 53)
| birth_place=Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| death_place=Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
| resting_place=Roselawn Memorial Park in Baton Rouge
| alma_mater=Baton Rouge High School<br>
[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, [[Texas]])<br>
Institute of Police Administration and Technology ([[Orlando]], [[Florida]])
| occupation=Law-enforcement officer<br>
| spouse=Joy Dromgoole Amiss (married 1955-1983, his death)
| children=John Thiel Amiss<br>
Sally, Clair, and Bonnie Joe (last names unavailable)
}}
'''John Al Amiss''' , known as '''J. Al Amiss''' (April 27, 1929 – February 6, 1983,) was a [[sheriff]] of East Baton Rouge Parish in his native [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]].
The son of John A. Amiss (1898-1959) and the former Norma Thiel (1906-1983).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54564814/john-al-amiss|title=John Al Amiss|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref> He was educated at Baton Rouge High School, [[Louisiana State University]], Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, [[Texas]], and the Institute of Police Administration and Technology in [[Orlando]], [[Florida]]. In 1955, he married the former Joy Dromgoole, and the couple had four children, John Thiel, Sally, Clair, and Bonnie Joe.<ref name=lahist/>
In 1956, he was elected to the EBR [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee. In 1959, he was appointed deputy city constable of Baton Rouge and was elected as constable in 1964. He won the EBR sheriff's position in 1972 and was reelected in 1975 and 1979. ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-a/|title=Amiss, J. Al|publisher=publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>
In the 1975 race, he defeated a spirited [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenge waged by [[Jack Breaux]] of Zachary, the first Republican to elected as [[mayor]] of a Louisiana city since [[Reconstruction]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 1, 1975.</ref> Amiss was succeeded by a Republican, [[Elmer Litchfield]].
Amiss died in Baton Rouge at the age of fifty three a short time after leaving the sheriff's position.<ref>''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' February 7, 9, 1983.</ref> His mother died on December 16, 1983, ten months after his passing.<ref name=findagrave/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amiss, J. Al}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Sheriffs]]
[[Category:Democrats]]