Albin Provosty Explained

Albin Alexander Provosty
Office:Louisiana State Senator for Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee parishes (now District 17 - Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes)
Party:Democrat
Term Start:1912
Term End:1920
Preceded:Martin Glynn
William H. Peterman
Succeeded:Albin O. Boyer
C. P. Couvillion
Birth Date:17 July 1865
Birth Place:Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, US
Death Place:New Orleans, Louisiana
Residence:New Roads, Louisiana
Occupation:Lawyer
Spouse:Marie Adele LeDoux Provosty
Children:Sidonie Provosty Scott
Relations:Nauman Scott (grandson)
Jock Scott (politician) (great-grandson)
Olivier Provosty (brother)
Parents:Auguste and Elisabeth Eliska Labry Provosty[1]

Albin Alexander Provosty (July 17, 1865  - April 9, 1932)[1] was a lawyer from New Roads, Louisiana, who represented Avoyelles and his native Pointe Coupee parishes in the Louisiana State Senate from 1912 to 1920 in what is now the geographically large District 17 covering all or parts of seven parishes.[2] He was also a district attorney and for several years the publisher of The Pointe Coupee Banner. He lived in a classic home in New Roads with his wife, the former Marie Adele LeDoux (1870-1967).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albin Provosty. geni.com. March 5, 2015.
  2. Web site: Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880 - Present. legis.la.gov. February 18, 2015.
  3. Web site: Nauman Steele Scott, Jr.. The Pointe Coupee Banner. September 2001. March 5, 2015.