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Dupré, Henry Garland (1873-1924). Papers, 1898-1924

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0021

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, mainly with family. Many of the letters are typescripts prepared when William H. Fulham was working on a publication of Dupré’s biography and letters entitled The Gentleman from Louisiana (1965). Dates are often supplied on letters probably when the family was preparing them for publication. There are also speeches, clippings and other documents related to Dupré.

Dates

  • 1898-1924

Biographical / Historical

Henry Garland Dupré was born on 28 July 1873 in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was the eldest son of Marie Celeste Garland and Laurent Dupré. He attended Tulane University and graduated with a law degree in 1892. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in New Orleans in 1895. He was never married. He died 21 February 1924and was interred in the Dupré family vault, Catholic Cemetery, Opelousas, Louisiana. One of his sisters was Edith Garland Dupré, who was a member of the first faculty at Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute.

Dupré served in the Louisiana legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1900-1910. On 8 November 1910, he was elected to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives where he served until his death. He had extensive knowledge of parliamentary law and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Rivers of Harbor Committee.

Extent

0.625 Linear Feet (7.5 inches in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Henry Garland Dupré Papers
Status
Completed
Author
I. Bruce Turner
Date
10/15/2012
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031