G. L. P. Wren
| George Lovich Pierce "G. L. P." Wren | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish | |
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In office 1884–1892 |
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| Preceded by | Irvin Talton |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas J. Sandlin |
| Louisiana State Senator for Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, and Webster parishes | |
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In office 1892–1896 |
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| Preceded by | John R. Phipps |
| Succeeded by | J. A. W. Lowry |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 10, 1836 Putnam County, Georgia, USA |
| Died | February 8, 1901 (aged 65) Minden, Webster Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | Pine Grove Cemetery in Webster Parish |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Carr Wren |
| Children |
Robert Lee Wren |
| Alma mater | Emory University |
| Occupation | Farmer; lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist Church |
Robert Lee Wren
Lovick Pierce Wren
Atticus Asbury Wren
Marcus Dee Wren, Sr.
Floyd Carr Wren
Ernest Septimus Wren
George Lovich Pierce Wren, known as G. L. P. Wren (January 10, 1836 – February 8, 1901), was a native Georgian who served from 1884 to 1892 as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives as the sole member from his adopted Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. His tenure corresponded with the administrations of Governors Samuel Douglas McEnery and Francis T. Nicholls.
From 1892 to 1896, he and W. A. Stroud represented Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, and Webster parishes in the Louisiana State Senate during the first term of Governor Murphy J. Foster, Sr.
In 1892, Senator Wren fought with Representative Nicholas J. Sandlin of Minden to abolish the Louisiana State Lottery Company. As a state senator, Wren sided with Governor Foster in opposition to the lottery. When offered a $25,000 bribe by the lottery forces, Wren remained steadfast on principle.
Wren was born in Oxford in Putnam County in central Georgia but relocated in 1848 to Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish, where he lived until his death at the age of sixty-five. He studied law at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He taught school briefly in Arizona, Louisiana, east of Homer in Claiborne Parish.
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