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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—LouisianaPhanor BREAZEALE
(1858-1934)
BREAZEALE, Phanor, a
Representative from Louisiana; born in Natchitoches Parish, La.,
December 29, 1858; attended private schools; moved to Natchitoches,
La., in 1877; clerked in a mercantile establishment for two years;
studied law; clerk in the supreme court of the State; was graduated
from the law department of Tulane University, New Orleans, in 1881;
was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in
Natchitoches; also engaged in newspaper work 1882-1884; president
of the school board of Natchitoches Parish 1888-1891; district
attorney for the tenth judicial district 1892-1900; member of the
State constitutional convention in 1898; elected as a Democrat to
the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March
4, 1899-March 3, 1905); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
1904; resumed the practice of law in Natchitoches, La.; appointed
in October 1908 member of a commission to codify the criminal laws
of Louisiana and to prepare a code of criminal procedure; member of
the Democratic State central committee since 1908 and a member of
the executive committee; delegate to the Democratic National
Convention in 1908 and 1916; member of the constitutional
convention to frame a constitution for the State of Louisiana in
1921; died in Natchitoches, La., April 29, 1934; interment in the
Catholic Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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