A. P. Tugwell (November 7,1889 –February 12,1976) was an American politician who served as Treasurer of Louisiana from 1936 to 1968. Tugwell had previously served as Chairman of the Louisiana Highway Commission. [1]
Tugwell was born in Plain Dealing,Louisiana,and raised in Winn Parish,Louisiana,where he attended public schools. He then graduated from the State Normal College at Natchitoches (now Northwestern State University).
During Huey Long's tenure as governor,Tugwell was appointed as the first auditor for the Louisiana Railroad Commission. He was later appointed head of the Louisiana Highway Commission. [2] Tugwell was elected Treasurer of Louisiana in 1936. [3] He was the running mate of former governor Sam H. Jones in the 1948 Louisiana gubernatorial election,though the ticket was defeated by Earl Long and Bill Dodd. [4] To date,[ when? ] Tugwell is the longest-serving Treasurer of Louisiana.
Tugwell died on February 12,1976.
Winn Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census,the population was 13,755. The parish seat and largest city is Winnfield. The parish was founded in 1852. It is last in alphabetical order of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes. Winn is separated from Natchitoches Parish along U.S. Highway 71 by Saline Bayou,the first blackwater protected waterway in the American South.
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