John Joseph Hainkel Jr. (March 24, 1938 – April 15, 2005), was a legislator from
,
Louisiana
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, who died in office after thirty-seven years of service. He was the first person in his state and the second in
United States
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history to have been elected as both
Speaker
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of his
state House of Representatives and President of his
state Senate
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.
Mallory Horne
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of Florida
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was the first to have done so
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1938 births
2005 deaths
Louisiana Democrats
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Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Politicians from New Orleans
Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives
De La Salle High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) alumni
Tulane University alumni
Tulane University Law School alumni
Lawyers from New Orleans
20th-century American politicians
Deaths from asphyxiation
20th-century American lawyers