Drauzin Angelle
| Drauzin Angelle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 25, 1871 Fifth Ward, St. Martin Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | December 19, 1958 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery in Cecilia, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Law enforcement officer; Farmer |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Aminth Guidry Angelle (died) |
| Children |
One daughter, Mozella, from first marriage |
(1) Aminth Guidry Angelle (died)
One daughter, Mozella, from first marriage
Eight children from second marriage:
Bob Angelle
Agnes Angelle Hardy
Laurence A. Hamilton (female)
Anna A. Dupuis
Rose A. LeBlanc
Aminthe A. Calais
Edith A. Calais
Alice A. DeVillier
Drauzin Angelle (December 25, 1871 – December 19, 1958) was an American farmer and a politician from St. Martin Parish in south U.S. state of Louisiana. As the chief deputy sheriff from 1924 until his death, Angelle became a Democratic power broker in his largely rural sugar-producing parish.
Born in the Fifth Ward of St. Martin Parish to Jean-Baptiste Angelle and the former Arthemise Dupuis (pronounced DEW PWEE), he was twice married. With the former Aminth Guidry, he had a daughter, Mozella. He then wed the former Agnes Guidry Dupuis on March 27, 1894, and they had eight children.
Their only son was Robert Joseph "Bob" Angelle, who would serve in the 1920s as mayor of Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish and thereafter in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1934-1964. Bob Angelle was also the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1957-1960. One of their seven daughters, Agnes A. Hardy, a schoolteacher and principal from Cecilia, was the mother of future Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Paul Hardy, the first Republican to hold the second-ranking post in state government, having served from 1988 to 1992. Lieutenant Governor Paul Hardy was hence a grandson of Drauzin Angelle and a nephew of Speaker Bob Angelle. Hardy's brother, Florent Hardy, Jr., Ph.D., has served as Louisiana's State Archivist since 2000.
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