Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud | |
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| 29thLieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office May 11, 1920 – April 12, 1924 | |
| Governor | John M. Parker |
| Preceded by | Fernand Mouton |
| Succeeded by | Delos R. Johnson |
| Louisiana State Representative for Pointe Coupee Parish | |
| In office 1904–1908 | |
| Preceded by | William C. Carruth M. T. Hewes |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand C. Claiborne P. O. LeBeau |
| In office 1912–1920 | |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand C. Claiborne P. O. LeBeau |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand C. Claiborne Simeon Parent |
| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1916–1920 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Emmett Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Richard Flournoy Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1877-08-19)August 19, 1877 |
| Died | October 17, 1950(1950-10-17) (aged 73) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | J. Marshall Brown (great-niece's husband) |
Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud (August 19, 1877 – October 17, 1950) was aDemocratic politician in theU.S. state ofLouisiana. A native ofPointe Coupee Parish, Bouanchaud was elected a member of theLouisiana House of Representatives in 1904. After an absence of one term, he was elected again in 1912 and 1916. In 1916, he was namedSpeaker of the Louisiana House. In 1920, he was electedlieutenant governor as the running mate togubernatorial candidateJohn M. Parker, a Democrat formerly affiliated with theProgressive Party. Among Bouanchaud's opponents was state court JudgePhilip H. Gilbert ofAssumption Parish, who was subsequently the interim lieutenant governor from 1926 to 1928.
As the former House Speaker, Bouanchaud was chosen president of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention in 1921. The document produced by that convention remained in force until 1975 during the administration ofGovernorEdwin Edwards.
In 1924, Lieutenant Governor Bouanchaud ran for governor againstHenry L. Fuqua, andHuey Pierce Long, Jr. Bouanchaud and Fuqua received the most votes in the first Democraticprimary held on January 15, 1924, with Long ofWinnfield, having been eliminated from contention that year. Long then gained the governorship four years later in 1928. Fuqua defeated Bouanchaud in the second Democratic primary held on February 19, 1924.
Bouanchaud was the brother of longtime Pointe Coupee ParishSheriffLamartine Bouanchaud. His great-niece, Mary Blanche Crosby Brown (1923-2013), was the wife ofJ. Marshall Brown, a member of theLouisiana House of Representatives fromOrleans Parish and a leading figure in theLouisiana Democratic Party. The Bouanchauds were sons of James Alcide Bouanchaud, acaptain of the Pointe Coupee Battery for theConfederate States of America during theAmerican Civil War. Alcide Bouanchaud later became a state district court judge. Hewitt Bouanchaud's nephew, Alcide "Bub" Bouanchaud, and his great-great nephew. Paul Raymond Smith, both served as sheriff in Pointe Coupee Parish.
Bouanchaud was preceded as Speaker byLee Emmett Thomas ofShreveport.[1]
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| Preceded by William C. Carruth M. T. Hewes | Louisiana State Representative for Pointe Coupee Parish Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud 1904–1908 | Succeeded by Ferdinand C. Claiborne P. O. LeBeau |
| Preceded by Ferdinand C. Claiborne P. O. LeBeau | Louisiana State Representative for Pointe Coupee Parish Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud 1912–1920 | Succeeded by Ferdinand C. Claiborne Simeon Parent |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Pointe Coupee Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud 1916–1920 | Succeeded by Richard Flournoy Walker ofEast Feliciana Parish |
| Preceded by Fernand Mouton | Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud 1920–1924 | Succeeded by Delos R. Johnson |
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