Edwin Edward Willis | |
Office: | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd district |
Term Start: | January 3, 1949 |
Term End: | January 3, 1969 |
Preceded: | James R. Domengeaux |
Succeeded: | Patrick T. Caffery |
Office2: | Member of the Louisiana State Senate from Lafayette Parish |
Term Start2: | 1948 |
Term End2: | 1948 |
Preceded2: | Two-member district: Edward P. Burguieres Cornelius P. Voorhies |
Succeeded2: | Bernard Trappey |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1904 |
Birth Place: | Arnaudville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Death Place: | St. Martinville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Resting Place: | St. Michael's Cemetery in St. Martinville, Louisiana |
Spouse: | Estelle Bulliard Willis |
Children: | 1 |
Alma Mater: | St. Martinville High School Loyola University New Orleans College of Law |
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 - October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate during 1948 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969. Willis served on the U.S. House of Representatives' Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).