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Adolphe Jolmeus Lafargue
b.3 Oct 1855 Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, USA
d.24 Jan 1917 Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, USA
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m. 7 May 1840
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m. 2 Mar 1878
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m. 16 Feb 1892
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_PHOTO: "1890 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF AVOYELLES LAFARGUE, Adolphe J. -Marksville Adolphe J. Lafargue is an able attorney at law of Marksville, La., and is also the editor of the Marksville Bulletin, one of the breezy newspapers of Avoyelles Parish. He was born here, October 3, 1855, to Prof. Adolphe Lafargue. Adolphe J . Lafargue received his education in Jefferson Literary College of St. James Parish, La., and afterward took up the study of law, entering the law department of the Louisiana University (now Tulane), at the age of twenty years, but as he was too young to receive a license, he entered the journalistic field, as manager of the Bulletin, of which he became editor and proprietor some three years later, a position he has since held. He has taken a prominent part in the different enterprises which have been set on foot in this parish, and in 1884 represented Avoyelles Parish at the World's Exposition, being appointed tax assessor of the parish the same year. At the end of two years he was appointed clerk of the district court, and served with distinction until May, 1888, when he began the practice of the law in partnership with Judge A B. Irion, with whom he is still associated. For the past three years he has been vice-president of the Louisiana Press Association, haVIng been of the organizers of the same. In 1878 he was married to Miss Annie Winn Irion, a daughter of Ex-Congressman A B. Irion of this parish. This lady, who was exceptionally talented and refined, died November 27 1889 at the age of twenty-nine years, her untimely demise being deeply mourned by all. Four children were born to them, - four sons: Walter, Edwin Louis, Alvan Henry and Sidney Eustis. In 1884 Mr. Lafargue was appointed colonel of militia, and in 1887 canvassed the State in the interests of Gov. McEnery, of whom he is a personal and political friend, in company with Senator Eustis, Ex-Senator Jonas and others. He has had considerable experience as a public speaker. He delivered an address at the meeting of the National Press Association, on "The Relations of the Press to the Country and especially to the South," which was highly commended. He also took a leading part in the discussions on "Sectionalism," at the meeting of the same association the succeeding year at San Antonio, Tex. He delivered addresses before the Louisiana Press Association on "The Duties and Abuses of Journalism," "The State and the Press," and other subjects, which were also very favorably received. Mr. Lafargue is a young attorney of undoubted ability, and as a forcible and convincing speaker has especially distinguished himself. In his journalistic work he is noted for his fearless denunciation of dishonest measures, and for his upholding of the right at all times, the strength of logic which he brings to bear being forcible and unanswerable."[1] References
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