Paul J. Hardy
| Paul Jude Hardy | |
|---|---|
| 48th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
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In office March 14, 1988 – January 13, 1992 |
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| Governor | Buddy Roemer |
| Preceded by | Bobby Freeman |
| Succeeded by | Melinda Schwegmann |
| Secretary of State of Louisiana | |
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In office March 1976 – March 10, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Wade O. Martin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James H. "Jim" Brown |
| Louisiana State Senator from Iberia and St. Martin parishes | |
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In office 1972–1976 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Romero |
| Succeeded by | Oswald A. Decuir |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 18, 1942 Lafayette, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra "Sandi" Gatlin Hardy |
| Relations |
Maternal uncle, Bob Angelle |
| Children | Gregory Paul Hardy Yvette Hardy Gross. |
| Alma mater |
Cecilia High School University of Louisiana at Lafayette Loyola University New Orleans College of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Maternal uncle, Bob Angelle
Maternal grandfather, Drauzin Angelle
Paul Jude Hardy (born October 18, 1942) is an American attorney from Baton Rouge, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, who was the first Republican to have been elected lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana since Reconstruction. He served in the second-ranking post under Governor Buddy Roemer from 1988 to 1992.
Hardy's parents, who married in 1939, were Florent Hardy, Sr., (1913–2003) and the former Agnes Angelle (1904–2008) of Cecilia in St. Martin Parish. Agnes Angelle was a homemaker, schoolteacher, and principal who was visited at school by former state education superintendents T. H. Harris and Shelby M. Jackson. Agnes's brother, Bob Angelle, and hence the maternal uncle of Paul Hardy, was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1934 to 1964 and House Speaker from 1957 to 1960.
Agnes's father, and hence Paul Hardy's maternal grandfather, was Drauzin Angelle, a constable, deputy sheriff, and a Democratic power broker in St. Martin Parish during much of the first half of the 20th century. Paul Hardy has a sister, Mary Agnes Belleau and her husband, Dr. Charles Dewey Belleau, of Baton Rouge, and a brother, Florent Hardy, Jr., Ph.D., Director of Archival Services at Louisiana State Archives.
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