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'''Ernest Dewey Gleason''', known as '''E. D. Gleason''' (September 9, 1899 – July 25, 1959),<ref name=mcr>Minden Cemetery records, Minden, Louisiana</ref><ref>There is a possibility that, despite the gravestone label, Gleason was born on September 9, 1900; he was not listed in the 1900 U.S. Census with his family, which would have been the case had he been born in 1899; his [[World War I]] draft card reveals he was born in 1900.</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative from the Evergreen Community north of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. Gleason served from 1952 until his death at the end of his second term. He was briefly succeeded in office by his widow, Mary Smith Gleason (1899-1967), who was appointed for the remaining eight months by then [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]].
'''Ernest Dewey Gleason''', known as '''E. D. Gleason''' (September 9, 1899 – July 25, 1959),<ref name=mcr>Minden Cemetery records, Minden, Louisiana</ref><ref>There is a possibility that, despite the gravestone label, Gleason was born on September 9, 1900; he was not listed in the 1900 U.S. Census with his family, which would have been the case had he been born in 1899; his [[World War I]] draft card reveals he was born in 1900.</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative from the Evergreen Community north of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. Gleason served from 1952 until his death at the end of his second term. He was briefly succeeded in office by his widow, [[Mary Smith Gleason]] who was appointed for the remaining eight months by then [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]].
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==Background==