lieutenant death_date birth_date term_end restingplace alma_mater title preceded order term_start image name occupation caption succeeded birth_place party religion article_title
oramel h. simpson 11 october 1926 8 november 1865 october 11 , 1926 roselawn memorial park and mausoleum louisiana state university governor of louisiana john m. parker 38th may 13 , 1924 govfuqua.jpg henry l. fuqua prison warden henry l. fuqua oramel h. simpson baton rouge , louisiana democratic episcopalian henry l. fuqua

henry l. fuqua

henry luse fuqua -lrb- november 8 , 1865 - october 11 , 1926 -rrb- was a baton rouge businessman and the last louisiana governor to have died in office .
fuqua defeated both huey pierce long , jr. , and lieutenant governor -lrb- and former speaker of the louisiana house of representatives -rrb- hewitt leonidas bouanchaud in the democratic gubernatorial primary in 1924 to succeed the term-limited john m. parker .
he died halfway into his term , and lieutenant governor oramel h. simpson succeeded to the top post .
