René Louis De Rouen | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's7th district | |
| In office August 23, 1927 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Ladislas Lazaro |
| Succeeded by | Vance Plauché |
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| Born | (1874-01-07)January 7, 1874 |
| Died | March 27, 1942(1942-03-27) (aged 68) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Holy Cross College, New Orleans |
| Occupation | Merchant, Banker, Farmer, Politician |
| Committees | Chairman, Committee on Public Lands (Seventy-third through Seventy-sixth Congresses) |
René Louis De Rouen (January 7, 1874 – March 27, 1942) was aU.S. representative fromLouisiana.
Born on a farm nearVille Platte, then in St. Landry Parish (since the seat of government of Evangeline Parish), De Rouen attended private and public schools, andSt. Charles College inGrand Coteau, Louisiana. He graduated in 1892 from Holy Cross College inNew Orleans. De Rouen engaged in mercantile pursuits, banking, and farming. He served as delegate to the Louisiana constitutional convention in 1921.
De Rouen was elected as aDemocrat to the Seventieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ladislas Lazaro. He was reelected to the Seventy-first and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from August 23, 1927, to January 3, 1941. He did not seek renomination in 1940. Fellow DemocratVance Plauché, a campaign manager forGovernorSam Houston Jones ofLake Charles ran without opposition for the seat. Plauché did not seek reelection in 1942.
De Rouen served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Seventy-third through Seventy-sixth Congresses). He served in the state banking department inBaton Rouge, after his retirement from Congress until his death.He died in Baton Rouge and is interred at Catholic Cemetery in Ville Platte.
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