Ashton J. Mouton
Businessperson, Politician
1916 – 1988
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Who was Ashton J. Mouton?
Ashton Joseph Mouton, Sr., was a United States businessman and politician who became, at thirty-one, the youngest mayor in the history of Lafayette, Louisiana. A Democrat, Mouton was elected mayor in 1948. He served two four-year terms and left office in 1956. In 1963, Mouton was an unsuccessful contender for lieutenant governor on an intraparty ticket with the winning gubernatorial candidate, John Julian McKeithen of tiny Columbia, the seat of Caldwell Parish, in northeastern Louisiana.
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- Born
- Oct 16, 1916
Lafayette - Also known as
- Ashton Mouton
- Mayor Ashton J. Mouton
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Lafayette
- Died
- Jan 31, 1988
Lafayette
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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