Lester Vetter
| Lester Paul Vetter | |
Louisiana State Representative
for Red River Parish | |
| In office 1952 – February 25, 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Walter DeMoss |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Henry Bethard |
Mayor of Coushatta, Louisiana
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| In office 1948–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence E. Edgerton |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Fowler |
| Born | May 1910 Place of birth missing |
| Died | February 25, 1960 (aged 49) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Springville Cemetery in Coushatta, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Anna May Posey Vetter |
| Children | Two children |
| Residence | Coushatta, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Lester Paul Vetter (May 1910 – February 25, 1960) was a Democrat from Coushatta in northwestern Louisiana, who was a state representative for Red River Parish from 1952 until his death, with service during the administrations of Governors Robert F. Kennon and Earl Kemp Long.[1]
Vetter is listed in both the 1920 and 1930 census at the ages of nine and nineteen, respectively, as living in St. Mary Parish, sugar-growing parish in south Louisiana.[2] He attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.[3]
Immediately prior to his legislative tenure, Vetter was from 1948 to 1952[4] the mayor of Coushatta.[5] Vetter was also a secretary-treasurer and then the president of the Red River Parish Fair Association,[6] in which capacity he obtained a grant for a needed new exhibition barn.[7]
Vetter died in a New Orleans hospital shortly before the end of his legislative term. He was survived by his widow,[8] the former Anna May Posey (1912-2004),[9] a teacher and businesswoman and one of three children of George J. Posey. The Vetters had two children, a son and a daughter. The couple is interred at Springville Cemetery in Coushatta.[8]
References
- ↑ Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Red River Parish. Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved on February 11, 2021.
- ↑ Lester P. Vetter. search.ancestry.com. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Myrtis Lee Heard Jackson (Section on Lester Vetter is under Wilmer "Jack" Jackson). communicatinglife2.blogspot.com (January 31, 2014). Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Years of mayoral service confirmed by the Coushatta City Hall
- ↑ Bill Anderson's Sports Slants. Beaver Valley Times (April 30, 1951). Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ↑ (June 30, 1951) 1951 Fair Dates. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Thomas Cecil Blount (2012). I Always Had a Dream. Bloomington, Indiana: CrossBooks. ISBN 978-1-4627-2128-3. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 (March 7, 1960) The Final Curtain: Vetter, Lester P.. The Billboard. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ↑ The Shreveport Times, November 11, 2004.