H. Garland Dupré

Henry Garland Dupré
Louisiana State Representative from District 14 (Orleans Parish)
In office 1900–1910
Preceded by	Dr. Stewart L. Henry
Succeeded by	Martin Henry Manion
Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office 1908–1910
Preceded by	Joseph W. Hyams
Succeeded by	Lee Emmett Thomas
Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
In office November 8, 1910 – February 21, 1924
Preceded by	Samuel Louis Gilmore
Succeeded by	James Z. Spearing
Personal details
Born	(1873-07-28)July 28, 1873 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA
Died	February 21, 1924(1924-02-21) (aged 50) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Catholic Cemetery in Opelousas
Political party	Democratic
Parents	Laurent and Marie Celeste Garland Dupré
Residence	Opelousas, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana
Alma mater	Tulane University Tulane University Law School
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Henry Garland Dupré (July 28, 1873 – February 21, 1924)^[1] was from 1910 to 1924 a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, based about New Orleans, Louisiana.

Born in Opelousas in St. Landry Parish in South Louisiana, Dupré attended public schools and graduated in 1892 from Tulane University in New Orleans and thereafter the Tulane University Law School. In 1895, he was admitted to the bar and began his law practice in New Orleans.

He served as assistant city attorney of New Orleans from 1900 to 1910. During that same period, he was the District 14 member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Orleans Parish. He was House Speaker from 1908 to 1910.^[2] In 1908, he chaired the Louisiana Democratic State Convention.

Dupré was elected to the Sixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel Louis Gilmore. He was reelected to the Sixty-second and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 8, 1910, until his death in Washington, D.C., on February 21, 1924. He is interred at the Catholic Cemetery in his native Opelousas.

References

• United States Congress. "H. Garland Dupré (id: D000561)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana
1st district	E. Livingston White H. Johnson White Slidell Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry R. Livingston Vitter Jindal Scalise
2nd district	Gurley Thomas Ripley Chinn Dawson la Branche Thibodeaux Conrad Bullard J.A. Landry Hunt Taylor Mann Sheldon Ellis Hahn Wallace Lagan Coleman Lagan Davey Buck Davey Gilmore Dupré Spearing Maloney T.H. Boggs Maloney T.H. Boggs L. Boggs Jefferson Cao Richmond
3rd district	Brent Overton Bullard Garland Moore Dawson Harmanson Penn Perkins Davidson Newsham Darrall Acklen Darrall Kellogg Gay Price Broussard Martin Montet Mouton Domengeaux Willis Caffery Treen Tauzin Melancon J.M. Landry Boustany Higgins (elect)
4th district	Bossier Morse Moore Jones Sandidge Landrum Vidal Newsham McCleery Boarman Smith Levy Elam Blanchard Ogden Breazeale Watkins Sandlin Brooks Waggonner Leach Roemer McCrery Fields McCrery Fleming M. Johnson (elect)
5th district	Blackburn Morey Spencer Leonard Young King Newton Boatner Baird Ransdell Elder Wilson Mills McKenzie Passman Huckaby McCrery Cooksey Alexander McAllister Abraham
6th district	Nash E. Robertson Lewis Irion E. Robertson S. Robertson Favrot Wickliffe Morgan Sanders Sr. Favrot Kemp Sanders Jr. Griffith Sanders Jr. Morrison Rarick Moore Baker Cazayoux Cassidy Graves
7th district	Pujo Lazaro De Rouen Plauche Larcade Thompson Edwards Breaux Hayes John Boustany
8th district	Aswell Overton Dear Allen Doc McSween G. Long S. Long G. Long C. Long Holloway
At-large	Robertson Butler Johnston Sheridan
Territory	Clark Poydras