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{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Christian "Chris" Faser, Jr.
|caption=Chris Faser, Jr., of LA.jpg
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for East Baton Rouge Parish
|term_start=1968
|term_end=1972
|preceded= Six-member delegation:<br>
William P. "Bill" Bernhard, Jr.<br>
[[E. Clark Gaudin]]<br>
Carl V. Dawson<br>
Joe Keough<br>
Eugene McGehee]br>
Lillian W. Walker
|succeeded=Nine-member delegation:<br>
Arthur F. Abadie<br>
Richard Hugh Baker<br>
Warren Davis Folkes<br>
E. Clark Gaudin<br>
[[Woody Jenkins]]<br>
Johnnie A. Jones<br>
[[Kevin Reilly]]<br>
Frank P. Simoneaux<br>
Richard Turnley, Jr.
|birth_date=May 28, 1917
|birth_place=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], USA
|death_date=January 18, 2004
|death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
|resting_place=Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum in Baton Rouge
|residence=(1) Winona, Mississippi|Winona]]<br>[[Montgomery County, Mississippi|Montgomery County]]<br>[[Mississippi]]<br>
(2) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|spouse= (1) Maritza "Biz" Faser<br>
(2) Pearl Fletcher Faser
|children=Christian Faser, III<br>
Two step-children
|parents=Chris and Pearl Wrenn Faser
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
}}
'''Christian Faser, Jr.''', known as '''Chris Faser, Jr.''', though technically '''Chris Faser, III''' (May 28, 1917 – January 17, 2004), was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as a state representative in both [[Louisiana]] and [[Mississipp]], best known as a confidant of Louisiana [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]].
==Background==
Faser was born in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish] in northeastern Louisiana, one of three children of Chris Faser, Sr. (1884-1955),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21357595|title=Christian Faser, Jr.|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>Chirs Faser, Sr., was known as Chris Faser, Jr., until his death, at which time he was referred to as Chris Faser, Sr., with the son becoming the second Chris Faser, Jr.</ref> a plane crash victim, and the former Pearl Wrenn (1887-1958), a native of Bolivar County, Mississippi] The senior Fasers relocated in 1940 from Monroe to Winona in Montgomery County in north central Mississippi, where they operated a [[pharmacy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22215566|title=Pearl Wrenn Faser (1887-1958)|publisher=''Winona, Mississippi, Times''|date=November 28, 1958|accessdate=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
==Political life==
In 1942, Chris Faser, Jr., at the age of twenty-five was a staff member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission in [[Baton Rouge]], when singer-politician Jimmie Davis, then of [[Shreveport]],, joined the commission as one of the then three (since five) elected members. Davis soon left the PSC to run successfully for governor. Faser became a confidant of the Davis campaign, which pushed to victory in a Democratic runoff election over theSt. Tammany Parish [[attorney]] [[Lewis L. Morgan]]. He then became Governor Davis's chief of staff. By c. 1950, with Davis out of office, Faser had relocated to Winona to join his parents in management of the pharmacy. During this time, he was elected to the Mississippi legislature. In 1959, after the deaths of both of Faser's parents, Davis convinced Faser to return to Baton Rouge to manage Davis's second successful campaign for governor<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Faser&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=125900672&df=all&|title=Christian Faser, Jr. (1917-2004)|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=January 18, 2004|accessdate=December 31, 2014}}</ref> in which the musician-politician defeated rivals [[Chep Morrison]], [[William M. Rainach]], [[Bill Dodd]], [[James A. Noe]], and [[Francis Grevemberg]].
In 1968, Faser was elected to one of seven seats for East Baton Rouge Parish in the Louisiana House. Though he served for only one term,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2016.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-Present: East Baton Rouge Parish|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=December 31, 2014}}</ref> he was the floor leader for Davis's successor as governor, Democrat [[John J. McKeithen]].<ref name=bio/> Upon leaving the legislature, Faser became the manager of the Hilton Capitol House Hotel and the Bellemont Motor Hotel, both in Baton Rouge. Governor [[Edwin Edwards]], McKeithen's successor, appointed Faser to serve on the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission. He also was a board member of the Louisiana Retired State Employees Association and became the first vice president of that organization before [[Alzheimer's disease]] compelled his retirement.<ref name=bio/>
==Death==
Faser died early in 2004 and was survived by his second wife, Pearl Fletcher Faser (1926-2020), also the first name of his mother, and the owner of a Baton Rouge boutique.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=pearl-fletcher-faser&pid=196545688&fhid=17443|title=Pear Faser obityary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocdate''
|date=July 25, 2020|accessdate=October 3, 2030}}</ref> He had a son, Christian Faser, III (1940-2014), by his first wife, Maritza "Biz" Faser. Chris Faser, III, was an employee of the Louisiana Department of Insurance who retired to rural Batchelor in Pointe Coupee Parish, where he died at the age of seventy-four late in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=173333489|title=Christian Faser, III, obituary|publisher=''Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=December 1, 2014|accessdate=December 31, 2014}}</ref>
Faser also had two step-children, Jamie Taber Tarwater (born July 1961) and Ronald Hernanzez. After services at the First [[United Methodist]] Church, he was interred at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum. His honorary pallbearers included Louisiana politicians [[Donald Kennard]], Walter Fox McKeithen, [[Francis C. Thompson]], [[Aubrey W. Young]], [[Robert Freeman]], [[B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn]], [[Risley C. Triche]], Eugene McGehee, and Colonel Bo Garrison of the Louisiana State Police.<ref name=bio/>
=References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Methodists]]
|name= Christian "Chris" Faser, Jr.
|caption=Chris Faser, Jr., of LA.jpg
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for East Baton Rouge Parish
|term_start=1968
|term_end=1972
|preceded= Six-member delegation:<br>
William P. "Bill" Bernhard, Jr.<br>
[[E. Clark Gaudin]]<br>
Carl V. Dawson<br>
Joe Keough<br>
Eugene McGehee]br>
Lillian W. Walker
|succeeded=Nine-member delegation:<br>
Arthur F. Abadie<br>
Richard Hugh Baker<br>
Warren Davis Folkes<br>
E. Clark Gaudin<br>
[[Woody Jenkins]]<br>
Johnnie A. Jones<br>
[[Kevin Reilly]]<br>
Frank P. Simoneaux<br>
Richard Turnley, Jr.
|birth_date=May 28, 1917
|birth_place=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], USA
|death_date=January 18, 2004
|death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
|resting_place=Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum in Baton Rouge
|residence=(1) Winona, Mississippi|Winona]]<br>[[Montgomery County, Mississippi|Montgomery County]]<br>[[Mississippi]]<br>
(2) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|spouse= (1) Maritza "Biz" Faser<br>
(2) Pearl Fletcher Faser
|children=Christian Faser, III<br>
Two step-children
|parents=Chris and Pearl Wrenn Faser
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
}}
'''Christian Faser, Jr.''', known as '''Chris Faser, Jr.''', though technically '''Chris Faser, III''' (May 28, 1917 – January 17, 2004), was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as a state representative in both [[Louisiana]] and [[Mississipp]], best known as a confidant of Louisiana [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]].
==Background==
Faser was born in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish] in northeastern Louisiana, one of three children of Chris Faser, Sr. (1884-1955),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21357595|title=Christian Faser, Jr.|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>Chirs Faser, Sr., was known as Chris Faser, Jr., until his death, at which time he was referred to as Chris Faser, Sr., with the son becoming the second Chris Faser, Jr.</ref> a plane crash victim, and the former Pearl Wrenn (1887-1958), a native of Bolivar County, Mississippi] The senior Fasers relocated in 1940 from Monroe to Winona in Montgomery County in north central Mississippi, where they operated a [[pharmacy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22215566|title=Pearl Wrenn Faser (1887-1958)|publisher=''Winona, Mississippi, Times''|date=November 28, 1958|accessdate=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
==Political life==
In 1942, Chris Faser, Jr., at the age of twenty-five was a staff member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission in [[Baton Rouge]], when singer-politician Jimmie Davis, then of [[Shreveport]],, joined the commission as one of the then three (since five) elected members. Davis soon left the PSC to run successfully for governor. Faser became a confidant of the Davis campaign, which pushed to victory in a Democratic runoff election over theSt. Tammany Parish [[attorney]] [[Lewis L. Morgan]]. He then became Governor Davis's chief of staff. By c. 1950, with Davis out of office, Faser had relocated to Winona to join his parents in management of the pharmacy. During this time, he was elected to the Mississippi legislature. In 1959, after the deaths of both of Faser's parents, Davis convinced Faser to return to Baton Rouge to manage Davis's second successful campaign for governor<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Faser&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=125900672&df=all&|title=Christian Faser, Jr. (1917-2004)|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=January 18, 2004|accessdate=December 31, 2014}}</ref> in which the musician-politician defeated rivals [[Chep Morrison]], [[William M. Rainach]], [[Bill Dodd]], [[James A. Noe]], and [[Francis Grevemberg]].
In 1968, Faser was elected to one of seven seats for East Baton Rouge Parish in the Louisiana House. Though he served for only one term,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2016.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-Present: East Baton Rouge Parish|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=December 31, 2014}}</ref> he was the floor leader for Davis's successor as governor, Democrat [[John J. McKeithen]].<ref name=bio/> Upon leaving the legislature, Faser became the manager of the Hilton Capitol House Hotel and the Bellemont Motor Hotel, both in Baton Rouge. Governor [[Edwin Edwards]], McKeithen's successor, appointed Faser to serve on the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission. He also was a board member of the Louisiana Retired State Employees Association and became the first vice president of that organization before [[Alzheimer's disease]] compelled his retirement.<ref name=bio/>
==Death==
Faser died early in 2004 and was survived by his second wife, Pearl Fletcher Faser (1926-2020), also the first name of his mother, and the owner of a Baton Rouge boutique.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=pearl-fletcher-faser&pid=196545688&fhid=17443|title=Pear Faser obityary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocdate''
|date=July 25, 2020|accessdate=October 3, 2030}}</ref> He had a son, Christian Faser, III (1940-2014), by his first wife, Maritza "Biz" Faser. Chris Faser, III, was an employee of the Louisiana Department of Insurance who retired to rural Batchelor in Pointe Coupee Parish, where he died at the age of seventy-four late in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=173333489|title=Christian Faser, III, obituary|publisher=''Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=December 1, 2014|accessdate=December 31, 2014}}</ref>
Faser also had two step-children, Jamie Taber Tarwater (born July 1961) and Ronald Hernanzez. After services at the First [[United Methodist]] Church, he was interred at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum. His honorary pallbearers included Louisiana politicians [[Donald Kennard]], Walter Fox McKeithen, [[Francis C. Thompson]], [[Aubrey W. Young]], [[Robert Freeman]], [[B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn]], [[Risley C. Triche]], Eugene McGehee, and Colonel Bo Garrison of the Louisiana State Police.<ref name=bio/>
=References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Methodists]]