William C. Feazel
William C. Feazel | |
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United States Senator from Louisiana | |
In office May 18, 1948 – December 30, 1948 | |
Appointed by | Earl Long |
Preceded by | John H. Overton |
Succeeded by | Russell B. Long |
Louisiana State Representative from Ouachita Parish | |
In office 1932–1936 | |
Preceded by | Tandy T. Webb F. C. Bennett |
Succeeded by | Paul Fink W. B. Inabnett |
Personal details | |
Born | William Crosson Feazel June 10, 1895 Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | March 16, 1965 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | (aged 69)
Resting place | Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe, Louisiana |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Lallage Feazel Wall Son-in-law Shady R. Wall |
William Crosson Feazel (June 10, 1895 - March 16, 1965) was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born near Farmerville in Union Parish, he attended the public schools and engaged as an independent oil and gas producer.
Feazel was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1932 to 1936. He was appointed by Governor Earl Kemp Long on May 18, 1948, as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Overton. Feazel served from May 18 to December 30, 1948. He was not a candidate for election to the vacancy in 1948 and resumed the oil and gas business in Monroe and Shreveport. He was a resident of West Monroe, and died in Shreveport in 1965; interment was in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe. His seat went to his fellow Democrat, Russell B. Long, the son of Huey P. Long, Jr.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "William C. Feazel (id: F000057)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- William C. Feazel at Find a Grave
- 1895 births
- 1965 deaths
- Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- People from West Monroe, Louisiana
- Politicians from Shreveport, Louisiana
- People from Farmerville, Louisiana
- American energy industry businesspeople
- Democratic Party United States senators from Louisiana
- Baptists from Louisiana
- 20th-century American legislators
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- 20th-century Louisiana politicians