Harrison Bagwell
| Harrison Garey Bagwell, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 6, 1913 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | December 2, 1973 (aged 59) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Baton Rouge |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Political party | Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1952 |
| Spouse(s) | June Sue Ross Bagwell (married 1936-1971, her death) |
| Children | Seven children |
| Parent(s) | Arthur D. and Birdie Harrison Bagwell |
Harrison Garey Bagwell, Sr. (December 6, 1913 – December 2, 1973) was an attorney in his native Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was the Republican nominee for governor of Louisiana in 1952. Bagwell was only the second Republican to have sought the governorship of Louisiana since 1924.
Bagwell was a son of Arthur D. Bagwell (1878-1955), a native of Lincoln Parish, and the former Birdie Mae Harrison (1878-1961), a native of Houma in Terrebonne Parish. The couple died in Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish and is interred there at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Bagwell graduated from Louisiana State University and the Louisiana State University Law Center. In 1936, Bagwell married the former June Sue Ross (1915-1971). The couple had seven children.
One of the Bagwell daughters, Bonnie Bagwell Messer (born September 1954) a registered Republican voter in Pointe Coupee Parish, recalls how her father treated the neighborhood children at their home in University Acres each Halloween to hot dogs, chili, and Kool-Aid. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Bagwell's death, Messer said, "Our house was THE place to go, and he fed everyone. It has been forty years since his last Halloween at our house ... I hope all our neighbors who trick-or-treated at our house will remember him this Halloween and the love he had for Halloween and them."
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