John McKeithen
Politician
1918 – 1999
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Who was John McKeithen?
John Julian McKeithen was the 49th Governor of Louisiana, serving from 1964 to 1972. A Democrat from the town of Columbia, he was the first governor of his state in the twentieth century to serve two consecutive terms. He strongly advocated the construction of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
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- Born
- May 28, 1918
Grayson - Parents
- Spouses
- Marjorie Funderburk
(1942 - 1999)
- Marjorie Funderburk
- Children
- Religion
- Methodism
- United Methodist Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Louisiana State University
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Died
- Jun 4, 1999
Columbia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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