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Edwin Edwards.
American politician, including Governor of Louisiana (1927-2021)
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About Edwin Edwards
Edwin Washington Edwards was an American politician who served as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1972. He served twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive. He served a total of almost 16 years in gubernatorial office, which at 5,784 days is the sixth-longest such tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history.
Everything about Edwin Edwards →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, governor
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the State Senate of Louisiana, Governor of Louisiana, Governor of Louisiana
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 7, 1927
- Died
- July 12, 2021