H. Garland Dupré

Henry Garland Dupré
Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
In office November 8, 1910 – February 21, 1924
Preceded by	Samuel Louis Gilmore
Succeeded by	James Z. Spearing
Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office 1908–1910
Preceded by	Joseph W. Hyams
Succeeded by	Lee Emmett Thomas
Louisiana State Representative from District 14 (Orleans Parish)
In office 1900–1910
Preceded by	Dr. Stewart L. Henry
Succeeded by	Martin Henry Manion
Personal details
Born	(1873-07-28)July 28, 1873 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA
Died	February 21, 1924(1924-02-21) (aged 50) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Catholic Cemetery in Opelousas
Political party	Democratic
Parent(s)	Laurent and Marie Celeste Garland Dupré
Residence(s)	Opelousas, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana
Alma mater	Tulane University Tulane University Law School
Occupation	Lawyer

Henry Garland Dupré (July 28, 1873 – February 21, 1924)^[1] was from 1910 to 1924 a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, based about New Orleans, Louisiana.

Born in Opelousas in St. Landry Parish in south Louisiana, Dupré attended public schools and graduated in 1892 from Tulane University in New Orleans and thereafter the Tulane University Law School. In 1895, he was admitted to the bar and began his law practice in New Orleans.

He served as assistant city attorney of New Orleans from 1900 to 1910. During that same period, he was the District 14 member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Orleans Parish. He was House Speaker from 1908 to 1910.^[2] In 1908, he chaired the Louisiana Democratic State Convention.

Dupré was elected to the Sixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel Louis Gilmore. He was reelected to the Sixty-second and the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 8, 1910, until his death in Washington, D.C., on February 21, 1924. He is interred at the Catholic Cemetery in his native Opelousas.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

• United States Congress. "H. Garland Dupré (id: D000561)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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