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==Early life and career==

==Early life and career==

Hébert was born in October 1902 to Lea Naquin and Joseph Edward Hébert.<ref name="Advocate of the Military"/> Reared in [[New Orleans]], he attended Jesuit High School and then entered [[Tulane University]], where he was champion of debating and edited the school's newspaper.<ref>Weil, Martin (December 30, 1979). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/12/30/former-rep-f-edward-hebert-dies/c7557a7d-afdc-4f2c-b70d-ed76b5e5b857/ Former Rep. F. Edward Hebert Dies]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

Hébert was born in October 1902 to Lea Naquin and Joseph Edward Hébert.<ref name="Advocate of the Military"/> Reared in [[New Orleans]], he attended Jesuit High School and then entered [[Tulane University]], where he was champion of debating and edited the school's newspaper.<ref name="Former Rep. F. Edward Hebert Dies">Weil, Martin (December 30, 1979). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/12/30/former-rep-f-edward-hebert-dies/c7557a7d-afdc-4f2c-b70d-ed76b5e5b857/ Former Rep. F. Edward Hebert Dies]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==

==U.S. House of Representatives==

Along with the rest of the Louisiana congressional delegation during the time, Hébert signed the [[Southern Manifesto]] in opposition to [[Brown v. Board of Education]], which desegregated all public schools in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/84/crecb/1956/03/12/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf]. ''Congressional Record''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> He also voted "Nay" for the first House floor vote on the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> though didn't vote on the final House approval of the bill after being amended by the Senate.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

Along with the rest of the Louisiana congressional delegation during the time, Hébert signed the [[Southern Manifesto]] in opposition to [[Brown v. Board of Education]], which desegregated all public schools in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/84/crecb/1956/03/12/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf]. ''Congressional Record''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> He also voted "Nay" for the first House floor vote on the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> though didn't vote on the final House approval of the bill after being amended by the Senate.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

Following the 1974 elections, the newly elected Congress voted to remove Hébert from a top position in the House.<ref>Lyons, Richard D. (January 23, 1975). [https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/23/archives/house-democrats-oust-3-chairmen-but-retain-hays-patman-poage-and.html HOUSE DEMOCRATS OUST 3 CHAIRMEN, BUT RETAIN HAYS]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> His ousting was opposed by local politicians in Louisiana, including [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Moon Landrieu]],<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/26/archives/heberts-tenure-aided-home-town-ousted-chairman-of-house-committee.html HEBERT'S TENURE AIDED HOME TOWN]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> the father of U.S. senator [[Mary Landrieu]] and [[New Orleans]] mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]]. Hébert subsequently did not run for re-election in 1976 and was succeeded by Democrat Richard Alvin Tonry.

Following the 1974 elections, the newly elected Congress voted to remove Hébert from a top position in the House.<ref>Lyons, Richard D. (January 23, 1975). [https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/23/archives/house-democrats-oust-3-chairmen-but-retain-hays-patman-poage-and.html HOUSE DEMOCRATS OUST 3 CHAIRMEN, BUT RETAIN HAYS]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> His ousting was opposed by local politicians in Louisiana, including [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Moon Landrieu]],<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/26/archives/heberts-tenure-aided-home-town-ousted-chairman-of-house-committee.html HEBERT'S TENURE AIDED HOME TOWN]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref> the father of U.S. senator [[Mary Landrieu]] and [[New Orleans]] mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]]. Suffering a broken arm from a fall later that year,<ref name="Former Rep. F. Edward Hebert Dies"/> Hébert subsequently did not run for re-election in 1976 and was succeeded by Democrat Richard Alvin Tonry.

==Legacy==

==Legacy==