Alvan Lafargue
| Alvan Henry Lafargue, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 14, 1883 Marksville Avoyelles Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 11, 1963 (aged 79) Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish |
| Resting place | Orange Grove Cemetery in Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Residence | Sulphur, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Medical doctor; Hospital administrator; |
| Years active | 1910–1962 |
| Known for |
Calcasieu Parish medical officer |
| Notable work | Lake Charles Charity Hospital, St. Patrick and Memorial hospitals in Lake Charles, and West Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital in Sulphur |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Florestine Richard Lafargue |
| Children |
Alvan Lafargue, Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Annie Winn Irion Lafargue |
| Relatives |
Malcolm Lafargue (nephew) |
Louisiana State University
Tulane University School of Medicine
Calcasieu Parish medical officer
Founder of West Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital in Sulphur
Founder of Calcasieu-Cameron Fair in Sulphur
Alvan Lafargue, Jr.
Myron Lafargue
Irene L. Owens
Malcolm Lafargue (nephew)
Alfred Briggs Irion (maternal grandfather)
Alvan Henry Lafargue, Sr., M.D. (October 14, 1883 – 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 in Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of his state.
Lafargue was born on October 14, 1883 in Marksville in Avoyelles Parish in south central Louisiana. He was from a prominent family originally from the Pyrenees Mountains of France. His father, Adolphe Jolna Lafargue (1855-1917), 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 what became The Marksville Weekly News, the oldest continuously operating newspaper in Louisiana. In 1878, he married Annie Winn Irion (1860-1889), the daughter of U. S. Representative Alfred Briggs Irion of Evergreen in Avoyelles Parish. In addition to Alvan Lafargue, the couple had three other sons, Walter Strong, Edwin Louis, and Sidney Eustis. When Annie died, Adolphe married her sister, Emma (1870-1961), who died in New Orleans long after her husband's death in 1917.
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