A. P. Tugwell (November 7, 1889 – February 12, 1976) was an American politician who served as

Treasurer of Louisiana The Louisiana State Treasurer is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of Louisiana responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The state treasurer is an elected position, wi ...

from 1936 to 1968. Tugwell had previously served as Chairman of the Louisiana Highway Commission.

Early life and education

Tugwell was born in

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, and raised in

Winn Parish, Louisiana Winn Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,313. Its seat is Winnfield. The parish was founded in 1852. It is last in alphabetical order of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes ...

, where he attended public schools. He then graduated from the State Normal College at Natchitoches (now

Northwestern State University Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the Univer ...

Career

During

Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination ...

's tenure as governor, Tugwell was appointed as the first auditor for the Louisiana Railroad Commission. He was later appointed head of the Louisiana Highway Commission. Tugwell was elected

in 1936. He was the running mate of former governor

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in the 1948 Louisiana gubernatorial election, though the ticket was defeated by

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and

Bill Dodd William Joseph Dodd (November 25, 1909 – November 16, 1991) was an American politician who held five positions in the Louisiana state government in the mid-20th century, including state representative, lieutenant governor, state auditor, pre ...

. To date, Tugwell is the longest-serving

Death

Tugwell died on February 12, 1976.

References

1889 births 1976 deaths People from Winn Parish, Louisiana Northwestern State University alumni Politicians from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Louisiana Democrats State treasurers of Louisiana 20th-century American politicians {{Louisiana-politician-stub