Gilbert Dupre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gilbert Dupre

American politician

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1858

Place of Birth: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1946

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gilbert Louis Dupré Sr.
(September 20, 1858 – December 18, 1946), was a self-educated lawyer and state representative from Opelousas, Louisiana, known for his initial political opposition to Governor Huey Pierce Long Jr.
He held his state House seat from 1913 to 1932.
A native of St.
Landry Parish in South Louisiana, he maintained his legal office for many years in Opelousas. In his last year in office, Dupré, by then an elderly deaf man, spoke out against the Long intra-party challenger, Dudley LeBlanc of Abbeville through the Long newspaper, the Louisiana Progress.