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'''Alvan Henry Lafargue, Sr.''', [[M.D.]] (October 14, 1883 &ndash; February 11, 1963), was a [[Louisiana]] [[physician]] for fifty years and a [[politician]] and civic leader. He was one of the early settlers and the [[mayor]] from 1926 to 1938 of Sulphur west of [[Lake Charles]] in Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of his state.<ref name=lahist/>​

'''Alvan Henry Lafargue Sr.''', [[M.D.]] (October 14, 1883 &ndash; February 11, 1963), was a [[Louisiana]] [[physician]] for fifty years and a [[politician]] and civic leader. He was one of the early settlers and the [[mayor]] from 1926 to 1938 of Sulphur west of [[Lake Charles]] in Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of his state.<ref name=lahist/>​

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Lafargue was born in Marksville, the seat of government of Aoyelles Parish in south central Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lafargue&GSfn=Alvan&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=23639492&df=all&|title=Dr. Alvan H. Lafargue (with gravestone photograph)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref> He was from a prominent family originally from the [[Pyrenees]] Mountains of [[France]]. His father, [[Adolphe Lafargue]], received his education at the former Jefferson College in Convent in St. James Parish in south Louisiana, and then studied law at what became [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]]. He returned to Marksville and published and edited<ref name=archives/> what became ''The Marksville Weekly News,'' the oldest continuously operating [[newspaper]] in Louisiana.<ref name=archives/>

Lafargue was born in Marksville, the seat of government of Aoyelles Parish in south central Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lafargue&GSfn=Alvan&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=23639492&df=all&|title=Dr. Alvan H. Lafargue (with gravestone photograph)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref> He was from a prominent family originally from the [[Pyrenees]] Mountains of [[France]]. His father, [[Adolphe Lafargue]], received his education at the former Jefferson College in Convent in St. James Parish in south Louisiana, and then studied law at what became [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]]. He returned to Marksville and published and edited<ref name=archives/> what became ''The Marksville Weekly News,'' the oldest continuously operating [[newspaper]] in Louisiana.<ref name=archives/>

In 1878, Adolphe Lafargue married Annie Winn Irion (1860-1889), the daughter of [[U. S. Representative]] Alfred Briggs Irion (1833-1903) of Evergreen in Avoyelles Parish. In addition to Alvan Lafargue, the couple had three other sons, Walter Strong, Edwin Louis, and Sidney Eustis.<ref name=archives/> When Annie died, Adolphe married her sister, Emma (1870-1961), who died in New Orleans forty-four years after the passing of her husband in 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73384092|title=Judge Adolphe Lafargue|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref>​

In 1878, Adolphe Lafargue married Annie Winn Irion (1860–1889), the daughter of [[U. S. Representative]] Alfred Briggs Irion (1833–1903) of Evergreen in Avoyelles Parish. In addition to Alvan Lafargue, the couple had three other sons, Walter Strong, Edwin Louis, and Sidney Eustis.<ref name=archives/> When Annie died, Adolphe married her sister, Emma (1870–1961), who died in New Orleans forty-four years after the passing of her husband in 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73384092|title=Judge Adolphe Lafargue|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref>​

Considered an excellent orator, Adolphe Lafargue was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1896. In 1899, [[Governor]] Murphy James Foster (1849-1921), named Lafargue to fill an unexpired term as [[judge]] of the state 10th Judicial District. In 1912, he was elected judge of the 14th District, a position that he held until shortly before his death.<ref name=archives/>​

Considered an excellent orator, Adolphe Lafargue was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1896. In 1899, [[Governor]] Murphy James Foster (1849–1921), named Lafargue to fill an unexpired term as [[judge]] of the state 10th Judicial District. In 1912, he was elected judge of the 14th District, a position that he held until shortly before his death.<ref name=archives/>​

===Education===

===Education===

Alvan Lafargue was educated in the Avoyelles Parish schools, [[Louisiana State University]], the [[Tulane University]] Medical School, and the [[Memphis]] Hospital Medical School, since the [[University of Tennessee|University of Tennessee Medical Center]], from which he graduated in 1910. He married the former Florestine Richard (pronounced REE SHARD) of Baldwin  in St. Mary Parish, a daughter of Arthur Richard, a [[sugar]] planter, and the former Blanche Dumesnil. The couple had four children, Alvan, Jr. (1913–1994), Myron J. Lafargue (1914–1973), Irene L. Owens (1917–1969), and Prudence L. Burns (1924–2009).<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site29.php|title=Lafargue, Alvan Henry|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography,'' publication of the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses Erbon W. Wise (a Sulphur author), ''Brimstone! The History of Sulphur, Louisiana '' (1981) and the Lafargue family papers as the basis of its sketch of Dr. Lafargue.</ref>​

Alvan Lafargue was educated in the Avoyelles Parish schools, [[Louisiana State University]], the [[Tulane University]] Medical School, and the [[Memphis]] Hospital Medical School, since the [[University of Tennessee|University of Tennessee Medical Center]], from which he graduated in 1910. He married the former Florestine Richard (pronounced REE SHARD) of Baldwin  in St. Mary Parish, a daughter of Arthur Richard, a [[sugar]] planter, and the former Blanche Dumesnil. The couple had four children, Alvan Jr. (1913–1994), Myron J. Lafargue (1914–1973), Irene L. Owens (1917–1969), and Prudence L. Burns (1924–2009).<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site29.php|title=Lafargue, Alvan Henry|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography,'' publication of the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses Erbon W. Wise (a Sulphur author), ''Brimstone! The History of Sulphur, Louisiana '' (1981) and the Lafargue family papers as the basis of its sketch of Dr. Lafargue.</ref>​

===Other family members===

===Other family members===

Lafargue's grandfather, Pierre-Adolphe Lafargue (1818-1869), was an educator who served as the school superintendent for Avoyelles Parish and founded Marksville High School. He was also a  mayor of Marksville. He started the newspaper then named ''The Pelican'' and later ''The Marksville Villager.''

Lafargue's grandfather, Pierre-Adolphe Lafargue (1818–1869), was an educator who served as the school superintendent for Avoyelles Parish and founded Marksville High School. He was also a  mayor of Marksville. He started the newspaper then named ''The Pelican'' and later ''The Marksville Villager.''

Lafargue's father, Judge Lafargue, continued to publish the newspaper as the ''Marksville Weekly News.''<ref name=doctors>{{cite web|url=http://library.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/FTBooks/reid%20doctors.htm|title=Early Calcasieu Doctors|publisher=McNeese State University|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref>​

Lafargue's father, Judge Lafargue, continued to publish the newspaper as the ''Marksville Weekly News.''<ref name=doctors>{{cite web|url=http://library.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/FTBooks/reid%20doctors.htm|title=Early Calcasieu Doctors|publisher=McNeese State University|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref>​

Lafargue's brother, Walter Strong Lafargue (1879-1951) of Thibodaux,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lafargue&GSfn=Walter&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=91541057&df=all&|title=Walter Strong Lafargue|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref> was first the assistant principal of Thibodaux College and thereafter the long-term superintendent of schools in Lafourche Parish.<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], ''History of Louisiana,'' Vol. 1 (1925), pp 388-389.</ref>​

Lafargue's brother, Walter Strong Lafargue (1879–1951) of Thibodaux,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lafargue&GSfn=Walter&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=91541057&df=all&|title=Walter Strong Lafargue|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref> was first the assistant principal of Thibodaux College and thereafter the long-term superintendent of schools in Lafourche Parish.<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], ''History of Louisiana,'' Vol. 1 (1925), pp 388-389.</ref>​

A Lafargue nephew, Malcolm Lafargue (1908-1963), a son of Edwin Louis Lafargue, was from 1941 to 1950 the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, based in [[Shreveport]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States Senate]] in the Democratic primary but lost to the then two-year incumbent, [[Russell Long]]. Dr. Lafargue and his nephew died six weeks apart in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103311402|title=M. E. Lafargue, Former U.S. Attorney, Dies – Succumbs in Sleep Here at Age 54; Services Saturday|publisher=''[[Shreveport Journal]]''|date=March 28, 1963|pages=1-A, 4-A|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref>​

A Lafargue nephew, Malcolm Lafargue (1908–1963), a son of Edwin Louis Lafargue, was from 1941 to 1950 the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, based in [[Shreveport]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States Senate]] in the Democratic primary but lost to the then two-year incumbent, [[Russell Long]]. Dr. Lafargue and his nephew died six weeks apart in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103311402|title=M. E. Lafargue, Former U.S. Attorney, Dies – Succumbs in Sleep Here at Age 54; Services Saturday|publisher=''[[Shreveport Journal]]''|date=March 28, 1963|pages=1-A, 4-A|accessdate=December 10, 2019}}</ref>​

==Medical practice==

==Medical practice==