Edwin E. Willis
| Edwin Edward Willis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | James R. Domengeaux |
| Succeeded by | Patrick T. Caffery |
| Member of the Louisiana State Senate from Lafayette Parish |
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In office 1948–1948 |
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Two-member district: |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Trappey |
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October 2, 1904 Arnaudville St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | October 24, 1972 (aged 68) St. Martinville St. Martin Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | St. Michael's Cemetery in St. Martinville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Estelle Bulliard Willis |
| Children | Bobby Willis |
| Alma mater |
St. Martinville High School |
| Occupation | Attorney; Planter |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Two-member district:
Edward P. Burguieres
St. Martinville High School
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate during 1948 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969. Willis served on the U.S. House of Representative's Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
Willis was born in Arnaudville in St. Landry Parish, the eleventh of twelve children of Olanda Willis and the former Julia Hardy. He graduated from St. Martinville High School in St. Martin Parish. In 1926, Willis obtained credentials from the law school of Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans. He began his law practice in New Orleans and also owned and operated a plantation in St. Martin Parish near Lafayette.
He was elected to the Louisiana state Senate in 1948 but served only a few months because he later in the same year won election to Congress to succeed James R. Domengeaux, who left the House to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Russell B. Long won the Senate seat that Domengeaux contested.
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