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'''Lionel Gordon Ott''' (July 25, 1894 &ndash; October 16, 1987)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ott&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1144&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=114040481&df=all&|title=Lionel G. Ott|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=November 30, 2020}}</ref> was an [[accountant]] and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who served in the 20th century as a [state senator and as a member of the New Orleans City Counci].

'''Lionel Gordon Ott''' (July 25, 1894 &ndash; October 16, 1987)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ott&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1144&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=114040481&df=all&|title=Lionel G. Ott|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=November 30, 2020}}</ref> was an [[accountant]] and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who served in the 20th century as a [state senator and as a member of the New Orleans City Council.

==Biography==

==Biography==

Ott was born in the unincorporated community of Mount Hermon in Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. He was the sixth of ten children (one died on the day of birth), born to Elbert Weston Ott (1855-1924) of Mount Hermon, Louisiana, who was of [[Germany|German]] and [[France|French]] descent, and the former Martha Estelle Leggett (1860-1955, a native of [[Mississippi]]. His father was engaged in the mercantile and planting businesses and instituted the [[United States Postal Service|post office]] in Mount Hermon. Young Ott worked in his father's store and office and became self-educating in the field of accounting. The senior Ott was known for his strong support for [[prohibition]] of [[alcohol|alcoholic beverages]].<ref name=book>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w-YxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1058&lpg=PA1058&dq=Lionel+Gordon+Ott+of+New+Orleans&source=bl&ots=R68X-S6TWg&sig=zyauwNgHvPCUPfdPfwGyi7AJfZM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1JXzVKipKcKsyATQmYCoDQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Lionel%20Gordon%20Ott%20of%20New%20Orleans&f=false|title=History of New Orleans, Vol. 3|author=John Smith Kendall|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|location=[[Chicago]] and [[New York City]]|date=1922|pages=1058–1059|accessdate=March 1, 2015}}</ref>

Ott was born in the unincorporated community of Mount Hermon in Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. He was the sixth of ten children (one died on the day of birth), born to Elbert Weston Ott (1855-1924) of Mount Hermon, Louisiana, who was of [[Germany|German]] and [[France|French]] descent, and the former Martha Estelle Leggett (1860-1955, a native of [[Mississippi]]. His father was engaged in the mercantile and planting businesses and instituted the [[United States Postal Service|post office]] in Mount Hermon. Young Ott worked in his father's store and office and became self-educating in the field of accounting. The senior Ott was known for his strong support for [[prohibition]] of [[alcohol|alcoholic beverages]].<ref name=book>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w-YxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1058&lpg=PA1058&dq=Lionel+Gordon+Ott+of+New+Orleans&source=bl&ots=R68X-S6TWg&sig=zyauwNgHvPCUPfdPfwGyi7AJfZM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1JXzVKipKcKsyATQmYCoDQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Lionel%20Gordon%20Ott%20of%20New%20Orleans&f=false|title=History of New Orleans, Vol. 3|author=John Smith Kendall|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|location=[[Chicago]] and [[New York City]]|date=1922|pages=1058–1059|accessdate=December 1, 2020}}</ref>

In 1918, Ott moved to New Orleans to enter the accounting firm of Smith and Skinner. In 1921, he formed his own company, Ott and Prados.<ref name=lgott/> He was active in the Masonic lodge and the Young Men's Business Club.<ref name=book/>

In 1918, Ott moved to New Orleans to enter the accounting firm of Smith and Skinner. In 1921, he formed his own company, Ott and Prados.<ref name=lgott/> He was active in the Masonic lodge and the Young Men's Business Club.<ref name=book/>