Albin Alexander Provosty
Louisiana State Senator for Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee parishes (now District 17 - Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes)
In office
1912–1920
Preceded byMartin Glynn
William H. Peterman
Succeeded byAlbin O. Boyer
C. P. Couvillion
Personal details
Born(1865-07-17)July 17, 1865
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, US
DiedApril 9, 1932(1932-04-09) (aged 66)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarie Adele LeDoux Provosty
RelationsNauman Scott (grandson)

Jock Scott (politician) (great-grandson)

Olivier Provosty (brother)
ChildrenSidonie Provosty Scott
Parent(s)Auguste and Elisabeth Eliska Labry Provosty[1]
Residence(s)New Roads, Louisiana
OccupationLawyer

Albin Alexander Provosty (July 17, 1865 – April 9, 1932)[1] was a lawyer from New Roads, Louisiana, who represented Avoyelles and his native Pointe Coupee parishes in the Louisiana State Senate from 1912 to 1920 in what is now the geographically large District 17 covering all or parts of seven parishes.[2] He was also a district attorney and for several years the publisher of The Pointe Coupee Banner. He lived in a classic home in New Roads with his wife, the former Marie Adele LeDoux (1870-1967).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Albin Provosty". geni.com. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880 - Present" (PDF). legis.la.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Nauman Steele Scott, Jr". The Pointe Coupee Banner. September 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
Political offices Preceded byMartin Glynn William H. Peterman Louisiana State Senator for Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee parishes)Albin Alexander Provosty, I 1912–1920 Succeeded byAlbin O. Boyer C. P. Couvillion


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