Fred Preaus
| Frederick Tidwell Preaus | |
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Preaus in his early adulthood
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| Born |
April 25, 1912 Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | July 13, 1987 (aged 75) Union Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Farmerville Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University |
| Occupation | Gubernatorial candidate, 1956 |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Mona Gill Preaus (married 1936-1987, his death) |
| Children |
Frederick Fauntleroy Preaus |
| Parent(s) | Harry, Sr., and Sallie Tidwell Preaus |
Frederick Fauntleroy Preaus
Frederick Tidwell Preaus, known as Fred Preaus (April 25, 1912 – July 13, 1987), was a businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana, a native of Farmerville, the seat of government of Union Parish near the Arkansas state line. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the 1956 Louisiana gubernatorial election.
Descended from a pioneer Union Parish family of French, German, and English origins, Fred Preaus was the older of two sons of Harry Preaus, Sr. (1887-1951), and the former Sallie Tidwell (1887-1951), the daughter of David C Tidwell, a prominent planter from Sterlington in Ouachita Parish, who died in 1921, and the former Mary Etta Daniel (1859-1956), a native of Mer Rouge in Morehouse Parish. Sallie Preaus was the first woman to register to vote in Union Parish with ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Preaus's maternal uncle was Charles Ruffin Tidwell (1894-1967), a former streets and parks commissioner for Monroe, Louisiana, when that city operated under the city commission form of government.
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