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Preaus finished in third place in the race with 95,955 votes (11.7 percent), trailing Mayor Morrison, who made the first of his three unsuccessful gubernatorial races, and Earl Long, who won the second of his three non-consecutive terms as Louisiana governor. Lagging behind Preaus were former state police superintendent Francis Carroll Grevemberg, and James M. McLemore, an [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] landowner and [[cattle]]man who made a second bid for governor, once again as a particularly avowed segregationist candidate.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Gubernatorial first primary returns, January 17, 1956</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Bm5yc8Pdc8C&pg=PA549&lpg=PA549&dq=Fred+Preaus+of+Louisiana&source=bl&ots=R3VSZz9V9x&sig=PPb87mIwEK1fOdVM00txbpnEJ2w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JjLgVKO2M4mjgwT_lILwAQ&ved=0CEAQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=Fred%20Preaus%20of%20Louisiana&f=false|title=Louisiana Almanac|date=2006|author=[[Milburn E. Calhoun]]|publisher=Pelican Publishing Company|location=Gretna, Louisiana|page=549|isbn=9781589803060|accessdate=February 15, 2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, A. Brown Moore lost to Long's choice for lieutenant governor, Lether Frazar, a prominent educator from [[Lake Charles]].
Preaus finished in third place in the race with 95,955 votes (11.7 percent), trailing Mayor Morrison, who made the first of his three unsuccessful gubernatorial races, and Earl Long, who won the second of his three non-consecutive terms as Louisiana governor. Lagging behind Preaus were former state police superintendent Francis Carroll Grevemberg, and James M. McLemore, an [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] landowner and [[cattle]]man who made a second bid for governor, once again as a particularly avowed segregationist candidate.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Gubernatorial first primary returns, January 17, 1956</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Bm5yc8Pdc8C&pg=PA549&lpg=PA549&dq=Fred+Preaus+of+Louisiana&source=bl&ots=R3VSZz9V9x&sig=PPb87mIwEK1fOdVM00txbpnEJ2w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JjLgVKO2M4mjgwT_lILwAQ&ved=0CEAQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=Fred%20Preaus%20of%20Louisiana&f=false|title=Louisiana Almanac|date=2006|author=[[Milburn E. Calhoun]]|publisher=Pelican Publishing Company|location=Gretna, Louisiana|page=549|isbn=9781589803060|accessdate=February 15, 2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, A. Brown Moore lost to Long's choice for lieutenant governor, Lether Frazar, a prominent educator from [[Lake Charles]].
==Personal life=
==Personal life==
In 1936, Preaus married the former Mona Gill (1912–1996) at the First [[Presbyterian]] Church in Ruston, Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2695087/|title=Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Preaus|publisher=''Ruston Daily Leader''|date=May 29, 1936|page=5|accessdate=February 15, 2015}}</ref> Mona Preaus subsequently died in [[Baton Rouge]] at the age of eighty-three. Preause, his parents, wife, and brother are interred at the Farmerville Cemetery.<ref name=cemetery/> The Preauses' older son, [[attorney]] Frederick Fauntleroy Preaus (1937–2006), died in [[San Diego]], [[California]], at the age of sixty-nine. Prior to moving to San Diego, F. F. Preaus resided in New Orleans. The younger son, attorney Eugene R. Preaus (born 1941) and wife, Ann K. Preaus, were residing in New Orleans as of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706140712/http://www.bayou.com/~suelynn/genweb/obitdec06.html|title=Obituaries from ''The Monroe News Star'' |date=December 2006 |publisher=googleusercontent.com |accessdate=February 14, 2015}}</ref>
In 1936, Preaus married the former Mona Gill (1912–1996) at the First [[Presbyterian]] Church in Ruston, Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2695087/|title=Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Preaus|publisher=''Ruston Daily Leader''|date=May 29, 1936|page=5|accessdate=February 15, 2015}}</ref> Mona Preaus subsequently died in [[Baton Rouge]] at the age of eighty-three. Preause, his parents, wife, and brother are interred at the Farmerville Cemetery.<ref name=cemetery/> The Preauses' older son, [[attorney]] Frederick Fauntleroy Preaus (1937–2006), died in [[San Diego]], [[California]], at the age of sixty-nine. Prior to moving to San Diego, F. F. Preaus resided in New Orleans. The younger son, attorney Eugene R. Preaus (born 1941) and wife, Ann K. Preaus, were residing in New Orleans as of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706140712/http://www.bayou.com/~suelynn/genweb/obitdec06.html|title=Obituaries from ''The Monroe News Star'' |date=December 2006 |publisher=googleusercontent.com |accessdate=February 14, 2015}}</ref>
The automobile dealership is still known as Preaus Motor Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.preausford.com/?lang=en|title=Preaus Motor Co., Inc.|publisher=preausford.com|accessdate=February 14, 2015}}</ref>
The automobile dealership is still known as Preaus Motor Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.preausford.com/?lang=en|title=Preaus Motor Co., Inc.|publisher=preausford.com|accessdate=February 14, 2015}}</ref>
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