Lether Edward Frazar | |
|---|---|
| 44th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office May 8, 1956 – May 10, 1960 | |
| Governor | Earl K. Long |
| Preceded by | C. E. Barham |
| Succeeded by | Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock |
| Louisiana State Representative for Beauregard Parish | |
| In office 1936–1940 | |
| Preceded by | Monette Jones |
| Succeeded by | Stuart S. Kay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lether Edward Frazar December 1, 1904 DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1960 (aged 55) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lily Hooper Frazar (1904–1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Educator, college president |
Lether Edward Frazar (December 1, 1904 – May 15, 1960) was a Louisiana politician who served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. Frazar served in the Louisiana House of Representatives.[1] His Ph.D. was from Columbia University. He was president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1938 to 1941 and of McNeese State University from 1944 to 1955.
References
- ^ "Frazar left legacy in education". Frazar Garden Museum. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
Sources
- "Lether Edward Frazar", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. I (1988), p. 319
- Lether E. Frazar Collection
- Earl's Whirl
- University of Louisiana - presidents
- 2002 McNeese Football Banquet
- University of Louisiana
- Broussard Hall
- "Tau Sigma Delta Fraternity". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- McNeese State University Faculty/Staff Handbook
- Listing of all Headstones located in Beauregard Parish
- http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=lether+e.+frazar&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.burkfoster.com/StruckbyLightning.htm&w=lether+e+frazar&d=AaAyv0VuN1tv&icp=1&.intl=us
- Douglass-Pruitt House
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