Lether Edward Frazar
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.
Lether Edward Frazar | |
|---|---|
| 44th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office May 8, 1956 – May 10, 1960 | |
| Governor | Earl K. Long |
| Preceded by | C.E. "Cap" 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 |
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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