Facts: - party: democrat - succeeded: nap mcbride felix octave pavy - birth date: 20 september 1858 - parents: lucius jacques dupre - relations: felix octave pavy -lrb- son-in-law -rrb- - resting place: myrtle grove cemetery in opelousas - death date: 18 december 1946 - spouse: julia , her death -rrb- b. estilette dupre -lrb- married 1881 -- 1944 - office: louisiana state representative for st. landry parish - term end: 1892 1932 - name: gilbert louis dupre , jr. . - death place: opelousas , st. landry parish - birth place: st. landry parish - occupation: lawyer - alma mater: self-educated - residence: opelousas , louisiana - preceded: aurle arnaud a. h. garland - children: twin daughters : - term start: 1888 1913 - religion: roman catholic Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gilbert l. dupre .
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gilbert louis dupre , sr. -lrb- september 20 , 1858 -- december 18 , 1946 -rrb- , was a self-educated lawyer and politician in his native st. landry parish in south louisiana , who maintained his legal office for many years in opelousas and served as a state court judge and member of the louisiana house of representatives .