Malcolm Lafargue
| Malcolm Emmett Lafargue | |
|---|---|
| U. S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in Shreveport | |
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In office 1941 – May 18, 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Harvey Fields |
| Succeeded by |
William J. Fleniken (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 4, 1908 |
| Died | March 28, 1963 (aged 54) Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Apparent heart attack |
| Resting place | Centuries Memorial Park in Shreveport |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jewett Todd Lafargue (married 1931–1963, his death) |
| Relations |
Adolphe Jolna Lafargue (grandfather) |
| Children | Robert Todd Lafargue |
| Parents | Edwin Louis and Martha Elizabeth O'Bannon Lafargue |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Northwestern State University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
William J. Fleniken (acting)
November 4, 1908
Marksville
Adolphe Jolna Lafargue (grandfather)
Alvan Lafargue (uncle)
Alfred Briggs Irion (maternal great-grandfather)
Northwestern State University
Louisiana State University
Malcolm Emmett Lafargue (November 4, 1908 – March 28, 1963) was a United States Attorney from Shreveport, Louisiana, who in 1950 ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in a heated campaign against his fellow Democrat, Russell B. Long.
"I have been fighting the Longs for fourteen years. This isn't something new", said Malcolm Lafargue in his announcement of candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 1950 against Russell Long.
Lafargue was the oldest of six children of Edwin Louis Lafargue (1881–1922) and the former Martha Elizabeth O'Bannon (1879–1969). He was born in Marksville in Avoyelles Parish in south central Louisiana. His grandfather, Adolphe Jolna Lafargue, studied law at Tulane University Law School and was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and a state court judge. A great-uncle, Arnaud D. Lafaruge, was also a state legislator, Adolphe Lafargue published The Marksville Weekly News, a newspaper begun under other names by Malcolm Lafargue's great-grandfather, Pierre-Adolphe Lafargue (1818–1869). The Lafargues are descended from a French family in the Pyrenees Mountains.
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