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{{Infobox officeholder

|name= Ashton Joseph Mouton, Sr.​

|name=Ashton Joseph Mouton, Sr.​

|office= [[Mayor]] of [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

|office=[[Mayor]] of [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

|term_start=1948 ​

|term_start=1948 ​

|term_end=1956​

|term_end=1956​

|predecessor=Claude C. Colomb​

|preceded=Claude C. Colomb​

|successor=Jerome E. Domengeaux​

|succeeded=Jerome E. Domengeaux​

|office2=Louisiana Collector of Revenue​

|office2=Louisiana Collector of Revenue​

|term_start2=1964​

|term_start2=1964​

|death_place=Lafayette, Louisiana​

|death_place=Lafayette, Louisiana​

|resting_place=Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery​

|resting_place=Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery​

|spouse= Stella Rose Dupuis Mouton​

|spouse=Stella Rosa Dupuis Mouton​

|children=Stella Rose Mouton<br>​

|children=Stella Rose Mouton<br>​

Ashton  Mouton, Jr.<br>​

Ashton  Mouton, Jr.<br>​

Catherine Anne and  Carolyn Anne Mouton (twins)<br>​

Catherine Anne and  Carolyn Anne (twins)<br>​

John Mouton​<br>

John Mouton​<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

'''Ashton Joseph Mouton, Sr.''' (October 16, 1916 &ndash; January 31, 1988),  was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man and [[politician]] who became, at thirty-one, the youngest [[mayor]] in the history of his native [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Mouton was elected mayor in 1948, served two four-year terms, and left office in 1956. In 1963, Mouton was an unsuccessful contender for lieutenant governor on an intra-party ticket with the winning [[Governor|gubernatorial]] candidate, [[John J. McKeithen]] of [[rural]] Columbia in Caldwell Parish in the northeastern portion of the state.​

'''Ashton Joseph Mouton, Sr.''' (October 16, 1916 &ndash; January 31, 1988),  was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man and [[politician]] who became, at thirty-one, the youngest [[mayor]] in the history of his native [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Mouton was elected mayor in 1948, served two four-year terms, and left office in 1956. In 1963, Mouton was an unsuccessful contender for lieutenant governor on an intra-party ticket with the winning [[Governor|gubernatorial]] candidate, [[John J. McKeithen]] of [[rural]] Columbia in Caldwell Parish in the northeastern portion of the state.​

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==Background==​

==Background==

 

One of at least five children of Edwin Darrol Mouton, Sr. (1882-1958), and the former Georgia McBride (1883-1969),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159494106/ashton-j_-mouton|title=Ashton J. Mouton, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Ashton Mouton was educated at Mount Carmel Elementary School and Cathedral High School in Lafayette. In 1939, he obtained a degree in business administration from Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He married the former Stella Rosa Dupuis (1919-2015), the daughter of Dr. John Willis Dupuis, Sr.  (1890-1958), and the former Stella Theriot (1894-1990) of Youngsville in Lafayette Parish.  The couple had  five children: Stella Rose, Ashton  Mouton, Jr. (born 1947); twins Catherine Anne and Carolyn Anne (born 1953); and John Mouton. <ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-m/|title=Mouton, Ashton J.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> The twins were remarkable in that they were the first pygopagus conjoined twins to be successfully separated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818902,00.html?promoid=googlep/|title=Prayer & Surgery|publisher=''[[Time Magazine]]''|date=September 28, 1953}}</ref> There is also a namesake grandson, Ashton Mouton, III, of Lafayette (born 1983). After her husband's death Rosa remarried and became known as Rosa Gwin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159494236/rosa-mouton|title=Rosa Dupuis Mouton|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref>

One of at least five children of Edwin Darrol Mouton, Sr. (1882-1958), and the former Georgia McBride (1883-1969),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159494106/ashton-j_-mouton|title=Ashton J. Mouton, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Ashton Mouton was educated at Mount Carmel Elementary School and Cathedral High School in Lafayette. In 1939, he obtained a degree in business administration from Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He married the former Stella Rosa Dupuis (1919-2015), the daughter of Dr. John Willis Dupuis, Sr.  (1890-1958), and the former Stella Theriot (1894-1990) of Youngsville in Lafayette Parish.  The couple had  five children: Stella Rose, Ashton  Mouton, Jr. (born 1947); twins Catherine Anne and Carolyn Anne (born 1953); and John Mouton. <ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-m/|title=Mouton, Ashton J.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> The twins were remarkable in that they were the first pygopagus conjoined twins to be successfully separated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818902,00.html?promoid=googlep/|title=Prayer & Surgery|publisher=''[[Time Magazine]]''|date=September 28, 1953}}</ref> There is also a namesake grandson, Ashton Mouton, III, of Lafayette (born 1983). After her husband's death Rosa remarried and became known as Rosa Gwin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159494236/rosa-mouton|title=Rosa Dupuis Mouton|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref>