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'''Dudley Anthony Guglielmo, Sr.''' (April 21, 1909 – July 30, 2005), was the [[Louisiana]] state insurance commissioner from 1964 to 1972. He served two terms until he was denied renomination in the 1971 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] by Sherman Albert Bernard, Sr. (1925-2012), a house mover from Westwego in Jefferson Parish. Bernard won the position on the premise that Louisiana residents were paying too much in [[insurance]] premiums and that Guglielmo had presumably did little to stop the rate increases.

'''Dudley Anthony Guglielmo Sr.''' (April 21, 1909 – July 30, 2005), was the [[Louisiana]] state insurance commissioner from 1964 to 1972. He served two terms until he was denied renomination in the 1971 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] by Sherman Albert Bernard Sr. (1925-2012), a house mover from Westwego in Jefferson Parish. Bernard won the position on the premise that Louisiana residents were paying too much in [[insurance]] premiums and that Guglielmo had presumably did little to stop the rate increases.

==Political career==

==Political career==

Guglielmo, who was of [[Italy|Italian]] ethnicity, went to work in 1930 for the administration of [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]]. He held the position of administrator of personnel and finance until 1940, when [[Sam Houston Jones]] succeeded Huey's younger brother, [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], as governor. Thereafter, Guglielmo served in numerous state-appointed posts.

Guglielmo, who was of [[Italy|Italian]] ethnicity, went to work in 1930 for the administration of [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long Jr.]]. He held the position of administrator of personnel and finance until 1940, when [[Sam Houston Jones]] succeeded Huey's younger brother, [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], as governor. Thereafter, Guglielmo served in numerous state-appointed posts.

In 1964, he succeeded Rufus D. Hayes as insurance commissioner. Hayes declined to seek a second elected term in the position. Among the losing candidates were State Representative [[Jack M. Dyer]] of [[Baton Rouge]] and state Senator [[Speedy Long]] of LaSalle Parish, the choice of [[John J. McKeithen]], the successful gubernatorial candidate that year. Speedy Long went on to serve in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The Long-Guglielmo rivalry reflected the split in the Long ranks which had surfaced in the first primary held in December 1963. Guglielmo carried the backing of defeated gubernatorial candidates [[Shelby M. Jackson]], [[Robert F. Kennon]], [[Claude Kirkpatrick]], and [[Gillis Long]].<ref>''Minden Press,'' November 4, 1963, p. 12.</ref>​

In 1964, he succeeded Rufus D. Hayes as insurance commissioner. Hayes declined to seek a second elected term in the position. Among the losing candidates were State Representative [[Jack M. Dyer]] of [[Baton Rouge]] and state Senator [[Speedy Long]] of LaSalle Parish, the choice of [[John J. McKeithen]], the successful gubernatorial candidate that year. Speedy Long went on to serve in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The Long-Guglielmo rivalry reflected the split in the Long ranks which had surfaced in the first primary held in December 1963. Guglielmo carried the backing of defeated gubernatorial candidates [[Shelby M. Jackson]], [[Robert F. Kennon]], [[Claude Kirkpatrick]], and [[Gillis Long]].<ref>''Minden Press,'' November 4, 1963, p. 12.</ref>​

In 2004, Guglielmo was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, located in the Longs' native Winnfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php|title=Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame (2004) |publisher=Louisiana politicalmuseum.com|access date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> "I'm just very honored to even be here", said Guglielmo, a 42-year state employee, upon his induction into the museum. "I had no idea they had such a place. This goes back to Huey P. Long," whom Guglielmo described as "the best campaigner I ever saw. He would get out in those trucks with the horns and get his message to people. Today, politics has changed. They do it on TV".​

In 2004, Guglielmo was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, located in the Longs' native Winnfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php|title=Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame (2004) |publisher=Louisiana politicalmuseum.com|access date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> "I'm just very honored to even be here", said Guglielmo, a 42-year state employee, upon his induction into the museum. "I had no idea they had such a place. This goes back to Huey P. Long," whom Guglielmo described as "the best campaigner I ever saw. He would get out in those trucks with the horns and get his message to people. Today, politics has changed. They do it on TV".​

Guglielmo lived in Baton Rouge. At the time of his death, he was a widower and was survived by two sons, one of whom is Dudley A. Guglielmo, Jr. (born 1943), and a daughter.​

Guglielmo lived in Baton Rouge. At the time of his death, he was a widower and was survived by two sons, one of whom is Dudley A. Guglielmo Jr. (born 1943), and a daughter.​

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