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After Foster's reelection in 1896, Louisiana general elections were non-competitive; the only competition took place in
Democratic primaries. Voter rolls were sharply reduced by the new initiatives, and blacks and other groups were excluded from the political system. The white-controlled legislature
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Subsequently, as governor, Foster signed off on the new
Louisiana Constitution of 1898, establishing a variety of voter registration requirements that would "disenfranchise blacks, Republicans, and white Populists." (All of these categories of voters had voted overwhelmingly for John N. Pharr, and
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On May 15, 1877, Foster married
Florence Daisy Hine, the daughter of Franklin merchant T.D. Hine. She died on August 26, 1877, at age 19. In 1881, he married Rose Routh Ker, daughter of Captain John Ker and the former Rose Routh of Ouida Plantation in
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Republicans until 1963. At the beginning of a realignment of party identification in the South, that year
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similar coalitions gained governorships and/or congressional seats in some southern states. The new constitution ensured that
Louisiana would become a one-party state, and it was part of the "
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461:, to Thomas J. Foster and the former Martha P. Murphy. His father owned fifty slaves in 1860, marking him as a major planter. Murphy Foster was educated in public schools and attended
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governor of the state from 1996 to 2004. "Mike" Foster is technically Murphy J. Foster III, but he uses the term "Jr." instead.
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1285:"History of the Boston club, organized in 1841, by Stuart O. Landry"
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Foster was born in 1849 on his family's sugar cane plantation near
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in 1870. He studied law at the University of Louisiana (later
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924:"Routh Trowbridge Wilby/Murphy J. Foster Family Collection"
406:(January 12, 1849 – June 12, 1921) was the
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Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
1257:"Murphy J. Foster, Distinguished Son of Louisiana, Dies"
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1011:"The Republican Party in the Louisiana Election of 1896"
958:: Appeals Press, 1916, Egbert Watson Magruder, ed. 1916
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Democratic Party United States senators from Louisiana
951:
Yearbook of American Clan Gregor Society, pp. 101-103
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
1186:Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.#Legislature to governorship
665:" Democratic hegemony for the next six decades.)
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1188:. For a summary of the Pharr family papers, see
749:generally elected Republican national candidates
1265:. Franklin, Louisiana. June 13, 1921. p. 1
842:"Identity Restored to 100,000 Louisiana Slaves"
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1245:University of Chicago Press, 2009, pp. 146-147
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556:and Hiram R. Lott, during his first term, and
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1299:"Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame"
1193:. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009
596:as the clerk of the state district court for
430:state for several generations and excluding
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760:Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame
492:In 1879, Foster "was elected member of the
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3579:Democratic Party Louisiana state senators
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3574:Democratic Party governors of Louisiana
1069:William C. Havard, Rudolf Heberle, and
827:"Murphy James Foster Historical Marker"
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3594:Tulane University Law School alumni
1434:US Senator (Class 2) from Louisiana
112:May 10, 1892 – May 8, 1900
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840:Firestone, David (July 30, 2000).
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630:(1829–1903), a sugar planter from
487:Reconstruction era (United States)
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1149:Biosketch of William Wright Heard
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21:Mike Foster (American politician)
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735:(who served from 1964 to 1972).
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3564:People from Franklin, Louisiana
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1221:(New Orleans: N.p., 1955), and
1217:. See also Henry Newton Pharr,
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1328:State of Louisiana - Biography
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1139:, namesake of Henry N. Pharr.
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743:was challenged by Republican
540:, a populist group, as well.
463:Washington and Lee University
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357:Washington and Lee University
2831:Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes
1095:Governor Murphy James Foster
693:in New Orleans by President
681:Senator and customs official
7:
2826:Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr.
1273:– via Newspapers.com.
649:With the assistance of the
605:St. John the Baptist Parish
434:from the political system.
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1083:Louisiana State University
720:Foster worked to maintain
585:Lafayette Daily Advertiser
268:Florence Daisy Hine Foster
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2419:deLesseps Story Morrison
1347:Party political offices
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582:, the co-founder of the
2320:William C. C. Claiborne
1339:Congressional Biography
657:probably not possible.
372:University of Louisiana
1483:Governors of Louisiana
1160:tantamount to election
1131:March 3, 2012, at the
1106:Encyclopedia Louisiana
1041:"Clarke, Lewis Strong"
544:First term as governor
529:
176:from the 10th district
172:Louisiana State Senate
2882:Barbara Boggs Sigmund
2862:Carlos Roberto Flores
2811:Charles W. DeWitt Jr.
2429:Edward Douglass White
1400:Governor of Louisiana
1366:Governor of Louisiana
1171:See also the note to
870:"Murphy James Foster"
523:
502:West Feliciana Parish
471:Cumberland University
469:, and graduated from
299:Rose Routh Ker Foster
100:Governor of Louisiana
52:United States Senator
3169:Catherine D. Kimball
2973:Theodore "Ted" Jones
2964:Virginia deGravelles
2612:William J. Jefferson
1378:William Wright Heard
1241:Richard M. Valelly,
1228:May 7, 2010, at the
1122:History of Louisiana
1085:Studies, 1963, p. 24
1051:on February 25, 2012
978:"Bailey, William B."
928:University Libraries
771:Murphy J. Foster Jr.
754:In 1997, Foster was
564:in the second term.
550:lieutenant governors
524:Inauguration at the
516:Road to governorship
510:Murphy (Mike) Foster
422:, which effectively
285:; died
163:William Wright Heard
3313:Rose McConnell Long
3203:Felix Edward HĂ©bert
3133:Samuel B. Nunez Jr.
3008:Melvin "Kip" Holden
2959:Charles deGravelles
2887:Francis C. Thompson
2872:Eddie J. Jordan Jr.
2816:Dudley A. Guglielmo
2491:J. Bennett Johnston
2393:Gillis William Long
1393:Francis T. Nicholls
713:He was a member of
636:Lewis Strong Clarke
467:Lexington, Virginia
437:Louisiana followed
404:Murphy James Foster
205:Murphy James Foster
151:Francis T. Nicholls
16:American politician
3421:Kaliste Saloom Jr.
3323:Harvey Peltier Jr.
3244:Leonard J. Chabert
2709:Francis Grevemberg
2663:Wade O. Martin Jr.
2496:Melinda Schwegmann
2455:Mary Evelyn Parker
1444:Joseph E. Ransdell
1385:Political offices
1262:Shreveport Journal
1154:2008-02-21 at the
956:Richmond, Virginia
847:The New York Times
758:inducted into the
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475:Lebanon, Tennessee
362:Cumberland College
92:Joseph E. Ransdell
3599:Bourbon Democrats
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3164:Lucille May Grace
3138:William Nungesser
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2867:Mary Flake Flores
2760:Harry Connick Sr.
2607:Jefferson Caffery
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2388:Allen J. Ellender
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1441:Succeeded by
1407:Succeeded by
1375:Succeeded by
1355:Samuel D. McEnery
1333:Cemetery Memorial
1118:Henry E. Chambers
987:on March 15, 2016
741:John J. McKeithen
733:John J. McKeithen
726:Louisiana Lottery
691:customs collector
654:political machine
628:John Newton Pharr
580:William B. Bailey
578:Foster appointed
567:Foster appointed
538:Farmer's Alliance
479:Tulane University
432:African Americans
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3525:Richard Zuschlag
3481:Quentin Dastugue
3391:Boysie Bollinger
3293:John Bel Edwards
3272:Raymond Strother
3249:Marty J. Chabert
3223:Billy Montgomery
3143:Risley C. Triche
3118:Rodney Alexander
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2668:Victor H. Schiro
2648:Robert F. Kennon
2643:Wiley W. Hilburn
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2486:Murphy J. Foster
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1427:Donelson Caffery
1424:Preceded by
1410:William W. Heard
1404:1892–1900
1390:Preceded by
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558:Robert H. Snyder
554:Charles Parlange
534:Democratic Party
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