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==Political career==

==Political career==

Youree was also active in local politics. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he was a member from 1884 to 1900 of the Caddo Parish Police Jury (renamed in 1984 the Caddo Parish Commission), some of that tenure as the police jury president.<ref name=bio/> His colleagues included for a time future [[mayor]] [[Andrew Querbes]] and later state Representative Perry Keith of Keithville, south of Shreveport.<ref>Veta Samuels, [[Caddo Parish]], ''The History of the Caddo Parish Police Jury - Caddo Parish Commission since 1840''</ref>  

Youree was also active in local politics. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he was a member from 1884 to 1900 of the Caddo Parish Police Jury (renamed in 1984 the Caddo Parish Commission), some of that tenure as the police jury president.<ref name=bio/> His colleagues included for a time future [[mayor]] [[Andrew Querbes]] and later state Representative Perry Keith of Keithville, south of Shreveport.<ref>Veta Samuels, ''The History of the Caddo Parish Police Jury - Caddo Parish Commission since 1840''</ref>  

Youree was a member of the First [[Methodist]] Church of Shreveport. His home on Fairfield Avenue, called "Youreeka," was a Shreveport showplace for many years. <ref name=bio/>

Youree was a member of the First [[Methodist]] Church of Shreveport. His home on Fairfield Avenue, called "Youreeka," was a Shreveport showplace for many years. <ref name=bio/>

He and his wife were interred at the Scottsville/Youree Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas. The cemetery is known for its replica of the acclaimed ''Weeping Angel'' or ''Angel of Grief'' statue, originally built by the Yourees to honor the grave of their son, William Scott Youree, who was killed in [[Monterrey, Mexico|Monterrey]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Scottsville-Texas-and-Scottsville-Cemetery.htm|title=Scottsville, Texas and Scottsville Cemetery|publisher=texasescapes.com|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}</ref>

He and his wife were interred at the Scottsville/Youree Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas. The cemetery is known for its replica of the acclaimed ''Weeping Angel'' or ''Angel of Grief'' statue, originally built by the Yourees to honor the grave of their son, William Scott Youree, who was killed in [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Scottsville-Texas-and-Scottsville-Cemetery.htm|title=Scottsville, Texas and Scottsville Cemetery|publisher=texasescapes.com|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}</ref>

===Honors===

===Honors===