Gilbert L. Dupré
| Gilbert Louis Dupré, Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for St. Landry Parish |
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In office 1888–1892 |
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| Preceded by |
Multi-member district: |
| Succeeded by |
Nap McBride |
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In office 1913–1932 |
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| Preceded by | A. H. Garland |
| Succeeded by |
Felix Octave Pavy |
| Judge of the Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court (partly while also serving as state representative) |
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In office 1896–1900 |
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In office 1914–1928 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 20, 1858 |
| Died | December 18, 1946 (aged 88) Opelousas, St. Landry Parish |
| Resting place | Myrtle Grove Cemetery in Opelousas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Julia B. Estilette Dupré (married 1881–1944, her death) |
| Relations |
Felix Octave Pavy (son-in-law) |
| Children |
Twin daughters: |
| Parents |
Lucius Jacques Dupré |
| Residence | Opelousas, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Self-educated |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Louisiana State Militia |
Multi-member district:
Aurle Arnaud
Albert Guidry
John C. Lyons
Nap McBride
George Pulford
Felix Octave Pavy
Isom J. Guillory
September 20, 1858
St. Landry Parish
Felix Octave Pavy (son-in-law)
Jacques Dupré (great-grandfather)
Twin daughters:
Fannie Estilette Dupré Pavy
Marie Lucille Dupré
Gilbert L. Dupré, Jr.
Lucius Jacques Dupré
Gilbert Louis Dupré, Sr. (September 20, 1858 – December 18, 1946), was a self-educated lawyer and politician in his native St. Landry Parish in South Louisiana, who maintained his legal office for many years in Opelousas and served as a state court judge and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Dupré was born into an established French-American family, the son of Lucius Jacques Dupré (1822–1869) and the former Caroline Victoire Vanhille (1826–1896). His great-grandfather, Jacques Dupré, was a pioneer of St. Landry Parish who served as a National Republican governor of Louisiana from 1830 to 1831 and in the Louisiana State Senate during the 1830s and 1840s. Gilbert was only ten when his father, Lucius, who was a law graduate of the University of Virginia and a member of the former Confederate Congress, died. There was no money for Gilbert's education; so he was self-educated in the law while he worked first in the office of the St. Landry Parish clerk of court. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and established his law office in Opelousas. In 1887, Dupré was a member of the Louisiana state militia and was on active duty at the time of a riot in Morgan City in St. Mary Parish. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Roman Catholic Church.
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