Louis A. de la Parte Jr. (July 27, 1929 – September 28, 2008) was an American politician who served for twelve years in the Florida Legislature. He was elected to the
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...
in 1962 and served until his election to the
Florida Senate
The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...
in 1966. As president pro tempore, de la Parte became
president of the Senate
President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies.
The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for e ...
in July 1974 when the incumbent, Mallory Horne, resigned to run for the U.S. Senate. De la Parte did not preside over any legislative sessions, however, and retired from the Legislature when his term ended in November 1974.
He died after battling
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ...
in 2008.
Education
* Emory University, B.A., 1950
* University of Florida, LL.B., 1953
* University of Florida, J.D. 1967
References
External links
Louis de la Parte, Jr. Papersat th
University of South Florida
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1929 births
2008 deaths
de la Parte, Louis
Democratic Party Florida state senators
Politicians from Tampa, Florida
20th-century American politicians
Deaths from dementia in Florida
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease