H. M. Fowler

H. M. Fowler
Fowler in his younger years
Louisiana State Representative from District 24 (Red River, De Soto, Bienville, and Sabine parishes)
In office May 1972 – April 1, 1986
Preceded by	At-large members Joe Henry Cooper John S. Pickett, Jr.
Succeeded by	Joe R. Salter
Mayor of Coushatta, Louisiana
In office July 10, 1953 – April 11, 1972
Preceded by	Douglas Fowler
Succeeded by	Elwood McWilliams
Personal details
Born	Hendrix Marion Fowler Sr. (1918-02-13)February 13, 1918 Holly Springs Community near Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, USA
Died	September 16, 2014(2014-09-16) (aged 96) Louisiana
Resting place	Springville Cemetery in Coushatta
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Katherine Posey Fowler (married 1941-2007, her death)
Relations	Douglas Fowler (brother) Jerry Fowler (nephew)
Children	H. M. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (born 1943) Katharine Ann Fowler (1946-2006)
Parents	Angus Jesse and Zula Fair Fowler
Alma mater	Martin High School in Martin, Red River Parish Northwestern State University
Occupation	Insurance agent, Politician
Religion	United Methodist Church
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army sergeant
Battles/wars	World War II

At-large members
Joe Henry Cooper

Douglas Fowler (brother)

H. M. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (born 1943)

Martin High School in Martin, Red River Parish

Hendrix Marion Fowler, Sr., known as Mutt Fowler (February 13, 1918 – September 16, 2014), was a politician and businessman who served from 1953 to 1972 as mayor of the small town of Coushatta in Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana, as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1986, and later as the executive director of the Sabine River Authority.

Fowler's public career ended in indictment and a plea bargain for the circumvention of state bid laws and dissatisfaction over his having allocated scarce public monies on low-priority projects. He eventually served forty-five days in the Sabine Parish jail. Fowler was the third member of a Democratic political dynasty that also included two Louisiana state elections commissioners, the second of whom was indicted, convicted, and imprisoned for bribery and income tax evasion.

Fowler was born to Angus Jesse Fowler and the former Zula Fair in the Holly Springs community near Coushatta, a parish seat of 1,964 residents (2010 census) located forty miles south of Shreveport. He had two brothers and two sisters. His older brother, Douglas Fowler, was elected three times as the Red River Parish clerk of court (1940–1952) and later served two years as Coushatta's mayor from 1952 to 1954. Douglas Fowler was elected as "custodian of voting machines" in the 1959-1960 Louisiana state election cycle and served until December 31, 1979, when ill health forced him to retire. His title had been changed under a new state constitution to "elections commissioner" effective with his last term, which began in 1976.