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Tessier was educated in New Orleans elementary schools until sent to Woodberry Forest Preparatory School in Orange, [[Virginia]]. He attended [[Tulane University]] and the Tulane Law School, was president of his freshman law class but soon forced by family financial difficulties to drop out of law school in 1936.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-t/|title=Tessier, George Dean, Sr.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

Tessier was educated in New Orleans elementary schools until sent to Woodberry Forest Preparatory School in Orange, [[Virginia]]. He attended [[Tulane University]] and the Tulane Law School, was president of his freshman law class but soon forced by family financial difficulties to drop out of law school in 1936.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-t/|title=Tessier, George Dean, Sr.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

At the Woodberry School, he was an all-state [[football]] player in 1931, 1933, and 1934. He was the heavyweight [[wrestling]] champion in 1932 for the Southern Amateur Athletic Union. In 1934, he was named an All-American football player. He lettered in football, wrestling, and [[boxing]] at Tulane University; participated in the first Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans in 1935. He earned his livelihood as a notary public and

At the Woodberry School, he was an all-state [[football]] player in 1931, 1933, and 1934. He was the heavyweight [[wrestling]] champion in 1932 for the Southern Amateur Athletic Union. In 1934, he was named an All-American football player. He lettered in football, wrestling, and [[boxing]] at Tulane University; participated in the first Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans in 1935. He earned his livelihood as a notary public and

As a state representative, Tessier was a vocal opponent of his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]'s populist legislative programs. In 1958, midway in Long's last term as governor, Tessier was named by the Capital Correspondents’ Association as "Louisiana’s outstanding state representative." He resigned from the House in 1962 to serve until 1968 in the state Senate. He was active in the environmentalist [[Sierra Club]], the Pickwick Club, and the Southern Yacht Club. He was a member of the [[Roman Catholic]] men's organization the [[Knight of Columbus]] and a volunteer for [[United Way]].<ref name=lahist/>

As a state representative, Tessier was a vocal opponent of his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]'s populist legislative programs. In 1958, midway in Long's last term as governor, Tessier was named by the Capital Correspondents’ Association as "Louisiana’s outstanding state representative." He resigned from the House in 1962 to serve until 1968 in the state Senate. He was active in the environmentalist [[Sierra Club]], the Pickwick Club, and the Southern Yacht Club. He was a member of the [[Roman Catholic]] men's organization the [[Knight of Columbus]] and a volunteer for [[United Way]].<ref name=lahist/>

Tessier died in New Orleans at the age of fifty-five and is interred there at Metairie Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159879615/george-dean-tessier|title=George Dean Tessier|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

Tessier died in New Orleans at the age of fifty-five and is interred there at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159879615/george-dean-tessier|title=George Dean Tessier|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

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