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- Harold_B._McSween abstract "Harold Barnett McSween (July 19, 1926 – January 12, 2002) was a Louisiana businessman and Democratic politician who served in the now defunct 8th congressional district for two terms between 1958 and 1962. McSween was born in Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in Central Louisiana. He graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria and attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he became an admirer and friend of the historian T. Harry Williams though he majored in English, rather than history. McSween was president of the Rapides Savings and Loan Association in downtown Alexandria. McSween and his wife, the former Sally Foster, had four children, John, Robert, Elizabeth, and Sally.McSween was first elected in 1958 to succeed the late George S. Long, older brother of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long. Though he had led in the primary, which included a third candidate, former State Representative Ben F. Holt of Rapides Parish, McSween lost the 1960 Democratic congressional runoff primary to former Governor Earl Long. Long died a few days later, and the Democratic State Central Committee, of which Holt was a member, certified McSween the nominee for the November 8 election. In that Republicans failed to offer a candidate, McSween was in the enviable but unlikely position of being unopposed for reelection even after having been denied renomination. Oddly, McSween in effect lost his primary but won his general election without opposition.On January 31, 1961, McSween joined a slim 217–212 majority to increase the size of the House Rules Committee to permit then Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas to add newer, more liberal members to the panel, which controls the flow of legislation in the chamber. This vote, also cast by McSween's colleague from Shreveport, Overton Brooks, angered conservatives in both parties. The enlargement of the committee led to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which struck down segregation in most situations in the United States.In 1962, Gillis William Long unseated McSween in the Democratic primary. Long's views and voting record were virtually identical to those of McSween.McSween later ran into legal problems in connection with his savings and loan.In 2001, McSween was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. McSween died in Alexandria. He is interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.".
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- Harold_B._McSween almaMater Louisiana_State_University.
- Harold_B._McSween birthDate "1926-07-19".
- Harold_B._McSween birthPlace Alexandria,_Louisiana.
- Harold_B._McSween birthPlace Louisiana.
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- Harold_B._McSween birthPlace United_States.
- Harold_B._McSween deathDate "2002-01-02".
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- Harold_B._McSween orderInOffice "United States RepresentativefromLouisiana's 8th congressional district(since defunct)".
- Harold_B._McSween party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
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- Harold_B._McSween wikiPageWikiLink Winnfield,_Louisiana.
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- Harold_B._McSween wikiPageWikiLinkText "Harold B. McSween".
- Harold_B._McSween after Gillis_William_Long.
- Harold_B._McSween almaMater Louisiana_State_University.
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- Harold_B._McSween birthDate "1926-07-19".
- Harold_B._McSween birthPlace Alexandria,_Louisiana.
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- Harold_B._McSween caption "McSween in his younger years".
- Harold_B._McSween children "John, Robert, Elizabeth, and Sally".
- Harold_B._McSween deathDate "2002-01-02".
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- Harold_B._McSween name "Harold Barnett McSween".
- Harold_B._McSween occupation "Savings and loan association president".
- Harold_B._McSween office "United States Representative from Louisiana's 8th congressional district".
- Harold_B._McSween party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Harold_B._McSween preceded George_S._Long.
- Harold_B._McSween restingPlace "Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana".
- Harold_B._McSween spouse "Sally Foster McSween".
- Harold_B._McSween succeeded Gillis_William_Long.
- Harold_B._McSween termEnd "1963-01-03".
- Harold_B._McSween termStart "1959-01-03".
- Harold_B._McSween title "United States Representative for the 8th Congressional District of Louisiana Harold Barnett McSween".
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