Lether Frazar
| Lether Frazar | |
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| 44th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
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In office May 8, 1956 – May 10, 1960 |
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| Governor | Earl K. Long |
| Preceded by | C.E. "Cap" Barham |
| Succeeded by | Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock |
| Louisiana State Representative from Beauregard Parish | |
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In office 1936–1940 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Lether Edward Frazar December 1, 1904 DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, US |
| Died | May 15, 1960 (aged 55) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lily Hooper Frazar (1904–1994) |
| Children | Lily Ann Frazar Margaret Brenda Frazar Malone |
| Occupation | Educator; College president |
Lether Edward Frazar (December 1, 1904 – May 15, 1960) was the Democratic lieutenant governor of Louisiana under Governor Earl Kemp Long from 1956–1960, who had earlier, as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Beauregard Parish, authored the state teacher retirement law. Frazar was also the fourth president of McNeese State University (then McNeese State College) in Lake Charles. He served at McNeese from 1944–1955, when he resigned to prepare to become lieutenant governor. He was also the second president of his alma mater, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then Southwestern Louisiana Institute), having served from 1938-1941.
Frazar was born in DeRidder, the seat of Beauregard Parish, to Moses Edward Frazar and the former Letha Perkins. Mrs. Frazar died when Lether (named for his mother) was twelve days old. Moses Frazar then married the former Nina May Bland in 1906. There were two children from the second marriage, Lether Frazar's half-siblings, Marvin Edward Frazar and Ruby Frazar Harrison.
Lether Frazar was a nephew by marriage—his maternal aunt was Ellen Perkins Herford — to Drew Dow Herford, a Texas native who was the first teacher, mayor, and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from DeQuincy in northern Calcasieu Parish. Frazar spent many summers during his childhood at the home of the Herfords.
Frazar was educated at the then Southwestern Institute in Lafayette having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1928. He obtained a Master of Arts from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1932. He also obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University in New York City in 1942.
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