Art Sour
American politician
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::summary American politician ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox officeholder"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Arthur William "Art" Sour Jr. |
| office | [Louisiana State Representative |
| for District 6 (Shreveport)](louisiana-state-legislature) | |
| term_start | 1972 |
| term_end | 1992 |
| preceded | Frank Fulco |
| successor | Melissa Flournoy |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Shreveport, Louisiana, US |
| death_date | |
| resting_place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
| spouse | Mary Margaret Hodge Sour |
| children | 3 |
| alma_mater | C. E. Byrd High School |
| party | Republican |
| branch | United States Army |
| battles | World War II |
| :: |
| name = Arthur William "Art" Sour Jr. | caption = | office = Louisiana State Representative for District 6 (Shreveport) | term_start = 1972 | term_end = 1992 | preceded = Frank Fulco | successor = Melissa Flournoy | birth_date = | birth_place = Shreveport, Louisiana, US | death_date = | resting_place = Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport | spouse = Mary Margaret Hodge Sour | children = 3 | alma_mater = C. E. Byrd High School | party = Republican | branch = United States Army | battles = World War II | footnotes = Arthur William Sour Jr., known as Art Sour (November 26, 1924 – January 10, 2000), was a petroleum and real estate businessman, who was a pioneer in the development of a competitive Republican Party in his native U.S. state of Louisiana.
Family
One of Sour's sisters, Louise Pasquier, the widow of Charles F. Pasquier, Sr., was among the founders of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shreveport.
References
- http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
- http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=10248709
- http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=10199109
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120204071829/http://rightweb.irc-online.org/groupwatch/cnp.php
- Arthur W. Sour Jr., obituary, Shreveport Times, January 11, 2000
before=Frank Fulco, Sr. (then part of a seven-member at-large delegation) |title=Louisiana State Representative for District 6 (Shreveport)| years=1972–1992| after=Melissa Flournoy}}
References
- (April 19, 2017). "Louise Sour Pasquier". The Shreveport Times.
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