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'''Wiley Douglas Fowler, Sr.''', known as '''Doug Fowler''' (November 17, 1906 – January 29, 1980),<ref>The Social Security Death Index erroneously lists Douglas Fowler's death date as "March 1980", but his tombstone says January 29, and the newspaper article on his death was published on January 31, 1980.</ref> was a [[politician]] from [[rural]] Red River Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]], a loyal supporter of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], and his state's chief elections officer from 1959, until declining health forced his retirement, effective December 31, 1979. Fowler laid the groundwork for a small-scale family political dynasty in Louisiana. [[Jerry Fowler|Jerry Marston Fowler]] succeeded his father as elections commissioner and served until a scandal caused his defeat at the polls, effective in 2000. And one of Fowler's two brothers, [[H. M. Fowler|Hendrix Marion "Mutt" Fowler]], went into local politics, served as a state representative for fourteen years and ended his public career, also amid a scandal, as the executive director of the Sabine River Authority in Many in Sabine Parish.
'''Wiley Douglas Fowler, Sr.''', known as '''Doug Fowler''' (November 17, 1906 – January 29, 1980),<ref>The Social Security Death Index erroneously lists Douglas Fowler's death date as "March 1980", but his tombstone says January 29, and the newspaper article on his death was published on January 31, 1980.</ref> was a [[politician]] from [[rural]] Red River Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]], a loyal supporter of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], and his state's chief elections officer from 1959, until declining health forced his retirement, effective December 31, 1979. Fowler laid the groundwork for a small-scale family political dynasty in Louisiana. [[Jerry Fowler|Jerry Marston Fowler]] succeeded his father as elections commissioner and served until a scandal caused his defeat at the polls, effective in 2000. And one of Fowler's two brothers, [[H. M. Fowler|Hendrix Marion "Mutt" Fowler]], went into local politics, served as a state representative for fourteen years and ended his public career, also amid a scandal, as the executive director of the Sabine River Authority in Many in Sabine Parish.
In 1999, Fowler was inducted posthumously into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. In its obituary of Fowler, ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' said that the former commissioner's favorite sport was not football, which his son played, but "politicking."<ref>"Douglas Fowler succumbs at 73," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' January 31, 1980.</ref>
In 1999, Fowler was inducted posthumously into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. In its obituary of Fowler, ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' said that the former commissioner's favorite sport was not football, which his son played, but "politicking."<ref>"Douglas Fowler succumbs at 73," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' January 31, 1980.</ref>
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