Charles deGravelles
| Charles deGravelles | |
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| Louisiana State Republican chairman | |
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In office 1968–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Charlton Lyons |
| Succeeded by | James H. Boyce |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles Camille deGravelles Jr. June 24, 1913 Morgan City St. Mary Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | August 28, 2008 (aged 95) Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Virginia Wheadon deGravelles (married 1935 – 2008; his death) |
| Children |
Mary Alix deGravelles (deceased) |
| Occupation | Oil and gas landman |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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(1) The successor to Charlton Lyons as state Republican chairman, deGravelles was involved in the elections in the 1970s of David C. Treen and Henson Moore to the United States House of Representatives, the first GOP members of Congress from Louisiana since Reconstruction. (2) Though born in Morgan City and reared in Thibodaux, deGravelles spent most of his life in Lafayette, where he was long affiliated with Amoco. (3) When they registered to vote in 1941, deGravelles and his wife, the former Virginia Wheadon, were the first declared white Republicans in Lafayette Parish in many years. (4) In his later years, deGravelles was unsuccessful in an attempt to recall from office Democratic Mayor Kenny Bowen of Lafayette. (5) In 2007, deGravelles and his wife, the former Virginia Wheadon, were jointly inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame in Winnfield, the first couple selected at the same time since the organization was formed in 1993. (6) Son John Wheadon deGravelles is a Democrat and a judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, a Barack Obama appointee. |
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Mary Alix deGravelles (deceased)
Charles Nations deGravelles
John Wheadon deGravelles
Elizabeth Claire Cloninger
Virginia Ann McBride Norton
(1) The successor to Charlton Lyons as state Republican chairman, deGravelles was involved in the elections in the 1970s of David C. Treen and Henson Moore to the United States House of Representatives, the first GOP members of Congress from Louisiana since Reconstruction.
(2) Though born in Morgan City and reared in Thibodaux, deGravelles spent most of his life in Lafayette, where he was long affiliated with Amoco.
(3) When they registered to vote in 1941, deGravelles and his wife, the former Virginia Wheadon, were the first declared white Republicans in Lafayette Parish in many years.
(4) In his later years, deGravelles was unsuccessful in an attempt to recall from office Democratic Mayor Kenny Bowen of Lafayette.
(5) In 2007, deGravelles and his wife, the former Virginia Wheadon, were jointly inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame in Winnfield, the first couple selected at the same time since the organization was formed in 1993.
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