Henry D. Larcade Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry D. Larcade Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1890

Place of Birth: Opelousas, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 15-Mar-1966

Profession: politician, member

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Henry Dominique Larcade Jr.
(July 12, 1890 – March 15, 1966) was a U.S.
Representative from Louisiana. Born in Opelousas, St.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, Larcade attended the public and parochial schools, Opelousas High School, Academy Immaculate Conception, and Opelousas Institute. During the First World War, Larcade served as a private in the Three Hundred and Forty-eighth Infantry, Eighty-seventh Division, at Camp Pike in Arkansas, later obtaining a commission as second lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, Officers' Reserve Corps. He engaged in the banking business and the general insurance business. He served as a member of the St.
Landry Parish School Board 1913-1928. He served as a member of the State senate 1928-1932. He served as assistant clerk of the State senate 1932-1936. He served in the State house of representatives 1936-1940, having succeeded Felix Octave Pavy. Larcade was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1952. He served as a member of the State senate once again from 1956-1960, paired with Bill Cleveland of Acadia Parish. He engaged in banking business. He was a resident of Opelousas, Louisiana, until his death there March 15, 1966. He was interred in St.
Landry Cemetery.