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| death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana
| death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana
| resting_place=Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport
| resting_place=Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport
| occupation=[[Busines]man and [[attorney]]
| occupation=[[Business]]man and [[attorney]]
| spouse=Pearla Tinsley Despot
| spouse=Pearla Tinsley Despot
| children=Susan A. Despot Bittles
| children=Susan A. Despot Bittles
[[Louisiana State University]] Law Center
[[Louisiana State University]] Law Center
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|footnotes='''Note'':<br>
*George Despot as the [[Louisiana]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] state chairman from 1978 to 1985, was removed from the position by a faction identified with the "Religious Right," a number of whom had been supporters of former [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]].
*George Despot as the [[Louisiana]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] state chairman from 1978 to 1985, was removed from the position by a faction identified with the "Religious Right," a number of whom had been supporters of former [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]].}}
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'''George Joseph Despot''' (January 28, 1927 – February 14, 1991) was a [[business]]man in his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], and a pioneer in the establishment of a competitive [[Republican Party]]. He was the state Republican chairman from 1978 to 1985. His leadership began when the state party was so small that there was a standing joke that the Louisiana GOP could operate from a phone booth, few of which still exist, though the Republicans had become the majority party in Louisiana by 2012.
'''George Joseph Despot''' (January 28, 1927 – February 14, 1991) was a [[business]]man in his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], and a pioneer in the establishment of a competitive [[Republican Party]]. He was the state Republican chairman from 1978 to 1985. His leadership began when the state party was so small that there was a standing joke that the Louisiana GOP could operate from a phone booth, few of which still exist, though the Republicans had become the majority party in Louisiana by 2012.