Algie D. Brown
| Algie Dee Brown | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish (at-large) | |
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In office 1948–1972 |
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| Preceded by |
At-large members: |
| Succeeded by | Switched to single-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 8, 1910 Waldo, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA |
| Died | October 29, 2004 (aged 94) Shreveport, Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Hazel Turner Brown (1919–1994, married 1947–1994) (2) Elise Beaudreaux Brown (1923–2003, married 1996–2003) |
| Children |
Curtis Brown |
| Alma mater |
C. E. Byrd High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant: Radar control officer |
| Battles/wars | Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II |
At-large members:
Wellborn Jack
Turner B. Morgan
Jasper K. Smith
(1) Hazel Turner Brown (1919–1994, married 1947–1994)
Curtis Brown
C. E. Byrd High School
Centenary College of Louisiana
Algie Dee Brown (March 8, 1910 - October 29, 2004) was an attorney from Shreveport, Louisiana, who from 1948 to 1972 was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He served under Governors Earl Kemp Long, Robert F. Kennon, Jimmie Davis, and John McKeithen. His interest in politics began in the early 1930s when he heard the legendary Huey Pierce Long, Jr., give a stem-winding speech in Shreveport.
Brown was born to John Spence Brown and the former Melody Bryan in a log house on a farm near Waldo near Magnolia in south Arkansas. One of seven children, he outlived his six siblings. The Browns moved to Shreveport in 1924, where Algie graduated in 1928 from C.E. Byrd High School, the first public high school in the city. One of his Byrd classmates was his future legislative colleague, Frank Fulco, who became a leader of the Italian American community in Louisiana. In 1934, Brown received a Bachelor of Arts from Methodist-affiliated Centenary College.
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