Henry Braden
| Henry English "Hank" Braden, IV | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from District 3 (Orleans Parish) | |
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In office 1978–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Sidney Barthelemy |
| Succeeded by | Dennis R. Bagneris |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 24, 1944 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | July 15, 2013 (aged 68) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Congestive heart failure |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michele Braden |
| Children | Heidi, Remi, Hal, and Nick Braden |
| Alma mater |
St. Augustine High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer; Lobbyist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
St. Augustine High School
Le Moyne College
Henry English Braden, IV, known as Hank Braden (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 2013), was an African-American lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic politician from his native New Orleans, Louisiana.
Braden was born to Irma and Dr. Henry E. Braden, III, the first African-American member of the Orleans Parish Medical Society and the first of his race to sit on the boards of New Orleans Charity Hospital and Tulane University. In 1961, Braden graduated from Roman Catholic St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. In 1965, Braden received an undergraduate degree from the Roman Catholic Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. He procured his law degree in 1975 from another Roman Catholic institution, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.
From 1965 to1974, Braden was an executive director of the New Orleans Poverty Agency and was active in the National Urban League of the New Orleans metropolitan area. He was affiliated with the Total Community Action Agency and its Central City Health Clinic, run by former State Representative Dorothy Mae Taylor, the first African-American woman to serve in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Through this agency and clinic, a generation of rising black politicians were groomed.
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