Harvey Peltier Sr.
| Harvey Andrew Peltier Sr. | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes | |
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In office 1930–1940 |
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| Preceded by | Philip H. Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | Walter Lanier |
| Louisiana State Representative for Lafourche Parish | |
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In office 1924–1929 |
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| Preceded by |
Two-member district: |
| Succeeded by | Marc J. Picciola |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 20, 1899 |
| Died | November 12, 1977 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | St. Joseph Cemetery in Thibodaux |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | May Ayo Peltier |
| Children |
Harvey Peltier, Jr. Donald Louis Peltier |
| Residence | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Alma mater missing |
| Occupation | Businessman, Horse breeder |
Two-member district:
J. L. Drexler
October 20, 1899
Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish
Harvey Peltier, Jr. Donald Louis Peltier
Richard Benton Peltier
Bernice P. Harang
Harvey Andrew Peltier Sr. (October 20, 1899 – November 12, 1977), was an attorney, banker, businessman, sugar grower, oilman, champion horse breeder, and politician from Thibodaux, Louisiana, who was a campaign manager of Governor and U.S. Senator Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
From 1924 to 1929, Peltier was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from his native Lafourche Parish. He was a state senator from Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes from 1930 to 1940.
During the 1960s, Peltier served on the since disbanded Louisiana State Board of Education as the elected member designated for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. In the general election held on November 8, 1966, Peltier defeated for the state board a Republican candidate, businessman Charles deGravelles, a native of Morgan City residing in Lafayette who subsequently served from 1968 to 1972 as the state GOP party chairman. Peltier polled 44,413 votes (64.7 percent) to deGravelles' 24,236 votes (35.3 percent). In that same election Hall Lyons, a Lafayette oilman and the younger son of Louisiana Republican state chairman Charlton Lyons, failed to unseat veteran U.S. Representative Edwin E. Willis for the Third District House seat.Bill Dodd was then the education superintendent, a position now appointed by the governor, and the then 11-member state board was all-Democratic.
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