J. Emile Verret (September 13, 1885 – February 9, 1965) was a Louisiana politician who served as lieutenant governor Louisiana from 1944 to 1948.
J. Emile Verret | |
|---|---|
| 41st Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office May 9, 1944 – May 11, 1948 | |
| Governor | Jimmie H. Davis |
| Preceded by | Marc M. Mouton |
| Succeeded by | William Joseph "Bill" Dodd |
| Iberia Parish school board member | |
| In office 1912–1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1885 Iberia Parish, Louisiana |
| Died | February 9, 1965 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | New Iberia, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Born in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Verret received an undergraduate degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute) in 1905, and attended Soule Business College in New Orleans.[1]
In 1947, during his service as lieutenant governor, when Governor Jimmie Davis was out of state and a hurricane forced the evacuation of the capital, Verret signed a proclamation declaring his house in New Iberia to be the acting state capitol for the day.[2] The Daily Iberian republished this article fifty years later. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.[3]
Veret died on February 9, 1965, and is interred at St. Peter's cemetery, New Iberia, Louisiana.[3]
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References
- "J. Emile Verret", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 2 (1988), p. 810
- William J. "Bill" Dodd, Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics, Baton Rouge: Claitor's, 1991
- Lafayette Daily Advertiser, February 10, 1965