Harold B. McSween
| Harold Barnett McSween | |
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| United States Representative from Louisiana's 8th congressional district (since defunct) | |
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In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | George S. Long |
| Succeeded by | Gillis William Long |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 19, 1926 Alexandria Rapides Parish Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 2, 2002 (aged 75) Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Foster McSween |
| Children | John, Robert, Elizabeth, and Sally |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Savings and loan association president |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
Harold Barnett McSween (July 19, 1926 – January 12, 2002) was a Louisiana businessman and Democratic politician who served in the now defunct 8th congressional district for two terms between 1958 and 1962.
McSween was born in Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in Central Louisiana. He graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria and attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he became an admirer and friend of the historian T. Harry Williams though he majored in English, rather than history. McSween was president of the Rapides Savings and Loan Association in downtown Alexandria. McSween and his wife, the former Sally Foster, had four children, John, Robert, Elizabeth, and Sally.
McSween was first elected in 1958 to succeed the late George S. Long, older brother of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long. Though he had led in the primary, which included a third candidate, former State Representative Ben F. Holt of Rapides Parish, McSween lost the 1960 Democratic congressional runoff primary to former Governor Earl Long. Long died a few days later, and the Democratic State Central Committee, of which Holt was a member, certified McSween the nominee for the November 8 election. In that Republicans failed to offer a candidate, McSween was in the enviable but unlikely position of being unopposed for reelection even after having been denied renomination. Oddly, McSween in effect lost his primary but won his general election without opposition.
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