W.L. Rambo
| Willard Lloyd Rambo | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for Winn, Caldwell, La Salle, and Grant parishes | |
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In office 1964–1968 |
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| Preceded by | Speedy Long |
| Succeeded by | Cecil R. Blair (revised district) |
| Louisiana State Representative for Grant Parish | |
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In office 1952–1960 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Elmer Walker |
| Succeeded by | W. K. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 22, 1917 Georgetown, Louisiana |
| Died | November 28, 1984 (aged 67) Houston, Texas |
| Resting place | Georgetown Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Faye Rambo |
| Children |
From first marriage: |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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(1) Rambo was one of the few successful Long politicians in Louisiana who married into the family. (2) Rambo lost the state Senate election to McKeithen ally Speedy Long in 1960 but claimed the seat four years later when Long ran unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner but was thereafter elected to the United States House of Representatives. (3) To gain his Senate seat, Rambo in 1964 defeated Republican William Stewart Walker of Winnfield, who later in the same year would also unsuccessfully oppose Speedy Long for Congress. (4) Rambo became a close ally of then Governor John McKeithen during the one term in which Rambo served in the state Senate. |
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(1) Faye Rambo
From first marriage:
William Larry Rambo
Kitty Rambo Calabrese
Willard Ransom Rambo
(1) Rambo was one of the few successful Long politicians in Louisiana who married into the family.
(2) Rambo lost the state Senate election to McKeithen ally Speedy Long in 1960 but claimed the seat four years later when Long ran unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner but was thereafter elected to the United States House of Representatives.
(3) To gain his Senate seat, Rambo in 1964 defeated Republican William Stewart Walker of Winnfield, who later in the same year would also unsuccessfully oppose Speedy Long for Congress.
Willard Lloyd "W. L." Rambo (March 22, 1917 – November 28, 1984), was a Democratic member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, having represented districts in the north central portion of the state during the 1950s and the 1960s. As a native and lifelong resident of Georgetown in Grant Parish north of Alexandria, Rambo was a member of the Long political dynasty through his second marriage to the former Mary Alice Long.
Rambo was born to Simeon Royal Rambo (1885-1961) and the former Rosa Barrett (1891-1964). Mary Alice (born August 1, 1928), also a Georgetown native, was the daughter of Olney Andrew Long (1894-1967) and the former Zuleia Puckett (1907-1992).
Rambo attended several U.S. Army Air Forces training schools in Montgomery, Alabama. He served during World War II in the China-Burma theater under general Claire Chennault, having flown aviation fuel across The Hump of the Himalayas. The soldiers constructed airports, which were quickly destroyed by Japanese bombers. Rambo was later given an award by the government of China for his service. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
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