Elaine Edwards
Elaine Edwards | |
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| First Lady of Louisiana | |
| In role March 12, 1984 – March 14, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Dolores Treen |
| Succeeded by | Patti Crocker Roemer |
| In role May 9, 1972 – March 10, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Marjorie McKeithen |
| Succeeded by | Dolores Treen |
| United States Senator from Louisiana | |
| In office August 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972 | |
| Appointed by | Edwin Edwards |
| Preceded by | Allen J. Ellender |
| Succeeded by | J. Bennett Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elaine Lucille Schwartzenburg March 8, 1929 Marksville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 2018 (aged 89) Denham Springs, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4 |
Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards (March 8, 1929 – May 14, 2018)[1][2] was a former United States Senator from Louisiana. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Edwards was the wife of Edwin Edwards, the former Governor of Louisiana. They were married from 1949 until they divorced in 1989.[3] She was a Senator for three and a half months during 1972.[4] Edwards was born in Marksville, Louisiana.[4]
Edwards died on May 14, 2018 at her daughter's home in Denham Springs, Louisiana of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the age of 89.[5]
References
- ↑ "Elaine S. Edwards Biography". Infoplease. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Elaine Edwards, former Louisiana governor's first wife". Hastings Tribune. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Manuscripts, Volumes 31-32, Manuscript Society, New York (1979), p. 279
- 1 2 Matthew Andrew Wasniewski; et al., Women in Congress, 1917-2006 (Washington: Government printing office, 2006), p. 467
- ↑ Elaine Edwards. Louisiana former first lady, dies at 89:report