Henry Clay Sevier
| Henry Clay "Happy" Sevier | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from Madison Parish | |
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In office 1936–1952 |
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| Preceded by | Mason Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 24, 1896 Madison Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | June 1, 1974 (aged 78) Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi |
| Resting place | Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Retta Brooks Sevier (married 1918-1974, his death) |
| Relations |
Cousins: |
| Children |
Carolyn Sevier Yerger |
| Parents | Roxie Roberta Allen and James Douglas Sevier, Sr. |
| Residence | Tallulah, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Lawyer; law partner of Jefferson B. Snyder |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
Cousins:
Andrew L. Sevier
Andrew Jackson Sevier
Carolyn Sevier Yerger
Roberta Sevier Gandy
Louisiana State University
Columbia University
Henry Clay Sevier, Sr., known as Happy Sevier (January 24, 1896 – June 1, 1974), was a lawyer from Tallulah, Louisiana, who was from 1936 to 1952 a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Madison Parish.
Sevier was a descendant of John Sevier, a fighter in the American Revolution, an early governor of Tennessee, and the namesake of Sevierville in Sevier County in eastern Tennessee. His cousin was Louisiana State Senator Andrew L. Sevier, whose tenure extended from 1932 until his death in office in 1962.
In 1936, Sevier was elected to succeed fellow Democrat, Mason Spencer of Tallulah, the husband of another Sevier cousin, Rosa Vertner Sevier Spencer (1891-1978). Sevier's election occurred a few months after the assassination of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., and at the time there was much voter sympathy for the pro-Long faction. The staunchly anti-Long Mason Spencer had announced that he would run for governor but withdrew before the election, and victory went to the Longite choice, Richard Leche of New Orleans.
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