James A. Noe
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James Albert Noe, Sr., (December 21, 1890 -- October 18, 1976) of Monroe served for five months as a Democratic governor of Louisiana after the death of Oscar K. Allen on January 28, 1936.
Noe was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, near the town of West Point He made a fortune as an independent oilman and ran for the state senate at the request of Huey P. Long. He was chosen as president pro tempore of the state Senate and succeeded to the governorship to finish out Allen's term because the lieutenant governor had been elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
During his brief term in office, he appointed Huey Long's widow, Rose McConnell Long, to fill Long's seat in the U.S. Senate. He also worked toward getting federal money for state highways and establishing a state welfare office.
Noe ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1940 and in 1959. In the first race, he and sitting Governor Earl Kemp Long lost to Sam Jones of Lake Charles. Noe and Earl Long later buried their differences. In 1959, Noe and Long ran as an intraparty "ticket" for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. The Noe-Long combination was soundly repudiated by the state's Democratic voters, who instead brought back the administration of Jimmie Davis, who first served from 1944-1948. Noe finished fourth in the gubernatorial primary with 97,654 votes (11.6 percent).
Noe had much more success in his business ventures than he had in politics. Following his governorship, Noe founded WNOE-FM in New Orleans and KNOE in Monroe, both named in his honor.
Noe died in Houston, Texas, from complications from a heart condition.
Noe's son, James A. "Jimmy" Noe, Jr., (1928-2005), a prominent New Orleans businessman, succeeded his father in running the family-owned radio and television stations. Noe, Jr., turned Republican and supported the GOP gubernatorial nominee David C. Treen in 1972 and was an alternate delegate later in the year to the Republican National Convention that met in Miami Beach to renominate the Nixon-Agnew ticket.
External links
- [Obituary of James Noe, Jr. from Times-Picayune]
- [James A. Noe profile] at the Louisiana Secretary of State's website
References
Davis, Edwin Adams (1961). Louisiana: The Pelican State. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. LCCN 59:9008.|- style="text-align: center;"
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