Lloyd Franklin Wheat (April 27, 1923 – April 27, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a Democratic member of the

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. Wheat was born in

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on April 27, 1923. He attended at the

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. He served in the

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during

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, and later worked as a

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. In 1948, he was elected to the

. Wheat succeeded A. A. Fredericks. In 1952, he was succeeded by Sylvan Friedman. Wheat died in Metairie on his 81st birthday, April 27, 2004.

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