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|occupation=[[Educator]]<br>
|occupation=[[Educator]]<br>
[[Real estate]] developer
[[Real estate]] developer
|alma_mater=[[Donaldsonville High School|Lowery High School]]<br>
|alma_mater=Lowery High School<br>
Southern University ([[Baton Rouge]])
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'''Melvin Irvin, Jr.''' (May 4, 1942 – June 7, 2014), was an [[African-American]] [[educator]] and [[real estate]] developer from Gonzales,, [[Louisiana]],<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/former_la_rep_melvin_irvin_jr_dies_at_72_he_served_6_years_in_prison_for_bribery.html|title=Former Louisiana Rep. Melvin Irvin Jr. dies at 72; he [was sentenced to] serve 6 years in prison for bribery|date=June 11, 2014|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=June 29, 2015}}</ref> who was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state representative for District 58 encompassing , Iberville, and St. James parishes.
'''Melvin Irvin, Jr.''' (May 4, 1942 – June 7, 2014), was an [[African-American]] [[educator]] and [[real estate]] developer from Gonzales, [[Louisiana]],<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/former_la_rep_melvin_irvin_jr_dies_at_72_he_served_6_years_in_prison_for_bribery.html|title=Former Louisiana Rep. Melvin Irvin Jr. dies at 72; he [was sentenced to] serve 6 years in prison for bribery|date=June 11, 2014|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=June 29, 2015}}</ref> who was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state representative for District 58 encompassing , Iberville, and St. James parishes.
Irvin was the first black to hold the District 58 seat; his tenure extended from 1984 to 1992 during the administrations of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Buddy Roemer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Ascension Parish|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>
Irvin was the first black to hold the District 58 seat; his tenure extended from 1984 to 1992 during the administrations of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Buddy Roemer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Ascension Parish|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>