Numa F. Montet
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Numa François Montet was a U.S. Representative
from Louisiana
.
Born in Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
, Montet attended the common schools and Louisiana State Normal College at Natchitoches.
He was graduated from the law department of Tulane University
, New Orleans, Louisiana
, in 1913.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Franklin, Louisiana
.
He served as secretary-treasurer of the city of Thibodaux in 1914 and as city attorney in 1915.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1916-1920.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney general of Louisiana in 1924.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924 and 1932.
Acting prosecuting attorney for the twentieth judicial district of Louisiana in 1925.
He served as general counsel for State highway commission in 1928 and 1929.
Montet was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Whitmell P. Martin
.
Montet was reelected to the Seventy-second, Seventy-third, and Seventy-fourth Congresses and served from August 6, 1929, to January 3, 1937.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936.
He resumed the practice of law in Thibodaux, Louisiana
, where he resided until his death there on 1985 October 12.
He was interred in Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Plattenville, Louisiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
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Born in Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Lafourche Parish is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was originally the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, which consisted of the present parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne. The parish seat is Thibodaux...
, Montet attended the common schools and Louisiana State Normal College at Natchitoches.
He was graduated from the law department of Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
, New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, in 1913.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Franklin, Louisiana
Franklin, Louisiana
Franklin is a city in and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,354 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
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He served as secretary-treasurer of the city of Thibodaux in 1914 and as city attorney in 1915.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1916-1920.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney general of Louisiana in 1924.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924 and 1932.
Acting prosecuting attorney for the twentieth judicial district of Louisiana in 1925.
He served as general counsel for State highway commission in 1928 and 1929.
Montet was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Whitmell P. Martin
Whitmell P. Martin
Whitmell Pugh Martin was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Although he later served most of his congressional career as a Democrat, Martin was first elected as a "Bull Moose" Progressive in 1914...
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Montet was reelected to the Seventy-second, Seventy-third, and Seventy-fourth Congresses and served from August 6, 1929, to January 3, 1937.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936.
He resumed the practice of law in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux is a small city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,431 at the 2000 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux...
, where he resided until his death there on 1985 October 12.
He was interred in Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Plattenville, Louisiana
Plattenville, Louisiana
Plattenville is an unincorporated community in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,965 at the 2000 census.-References:...
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