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Passman, Otto Ernest, 1900-1988

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Personal name headingPassman, Otto Ernest, 1900-1988
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Variant(s)Passman, Otto E.
Birth date1900-06-27
Death date1988-08-13
Place of birthFranklinton (La.)
Place of deathMonroe (La.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Found inBiographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed March 7, 2023 (Passman, Otto Ernest, a Representative from Louisiana; born on a farm near Franklinton, Washington Parish, La., June 27, 1900; was graduated from Baton Rouge (La.) High School and from Soule Business College at New Orleans, La.; in 1929 engaged in the manufacture of commercial refrigerators, and as a distributor of hotel and restaurant supplies and electrical appliances at Monroe, La.; owner Passman Investment Company; during the Second World War was commissioned a lieutenant in the United States Navy and served from October 11, 1942, until his discharge as lieutenant commander on September 5, 1944; resumed the mercantile business; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1948, 1952, and 1956; elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1977); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress; was a resident of Monroe, La., until his death there on August 13, 1988; interment in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, Quachita Parish, La.)
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