ANGELLE, Robert Joseph "Bob", businessman, politician. Born, Cecilia, La., August 26, 1896; son of Drauzin Angelle and Agnes Guidry.
Education: Cecilia and Breaux Bridge, La., public schools; attended Southwest Louisiana Institute (now University of Southwestern Louisiana).
Married, July 8, 1919, Breaux Bridge, Madge Germaine Begnaud (b. 1899), daughter of P. L. Begnaud and Germaine Richard.
Children: Agnes Mavis (Mrs. Warren Finley [b. 1921]); Gloria Germaine (Mrs. Louis Kern [b. 1923]); Joyce Alice (Mrs. Fernand Doucet, Jr. [b.. 1925]).
Commission agent for Standard Oil Company, 1921-1932; operated Acadian Lumber Company, 1936-1973; organizer and first president of the Breaux Bridge Sugar Co-op; licensed building contractor; operator of dairy farms, 1944; organizer and first president, Breaux Bridge Bank and Trust Company; served as mayor, 1923, councilman of Breaux Bridge; member, St. Martin Parish Democratic Committee; state representative, 1934-1964; speaker of the Louisiana house of representatives, 1956-1960 (sponsored a bill which made Breaux Bridge the "Crawfish Capital of the World"); member of the Louisiana State Board of Liquidation, 1959; member, Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Association, 1960-1979; charter member of Breaux Bridge Lions Club. Mem-ber, St. Bernard's Catholic Church of Breaux Bridge; a Knight of Columbus.
Died, December 22, 1979, interred St. Bernard's Cemetery, Breaux Bridge. J.C. Sources: Family papers and interviews; "Ragin Cajun," U.S.L. Alumni News, VIII, no. 3 (August 1978); Memoirs of Robert Angelle, published 1978; "Tribute: Robert Angelle," St. Martinville Teche News, August 17, 1961. Lafayette Daily Advertiser, January 7, 1979.
Education: Cecilia and Breaux Bridge, La., public schools; attended Southwest Louisiana Institute (now University of Southwestern Louisiana).
Married, July 8, 1919, Breaux Bridge, Madge Germaine Begnaud (b. 1899), daughter of P. L. Begnaud and Germaine Richard.
Children: Agnes Mavis (Mrs. Warren Finley [b. 1921]); Gloria Germaine (Mrs. Louis Kern [b. 1923]); Joyce Alice (Mrs. Fernand Doucet, Jr. [b.. 1925]).
Commission agent for Standard Oil Company, 1921-1932; operated Acadian Lumber Company, 1936-1973; organizer and first president of the Breaux Bridge Sugar Co-op; licensed building contractor; operator of dairy farms, 1944; organizer and first president, Breaux Bridge Bank and Trust Company; served as mayor, 1923, councilman of Breaux Bridge; member, St. Martin Parish Democratic Committee; state representative, 1934-1964; speaker of the Louisiana house of representatives, 1956-1960 (sponsored a bill which made Breaux Bridge the "Crawfish Capital of the World"); member of the Louisiana State Board of Liquidation, 1959; member, Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Association, 1960-1979; charter member of Breaux Bridge Lions Club. Mem-ber, St. Bernard's Catholic Church of Breaux Bridge; a Knight of Columbus.
Died, December 22, 1979, interred St. Bernard's Cemetery, Breaux Bridge. J.C. Sources: Family papers and interviews; "Ragin Cajun," U.S.L. Alumni News, VIII, no. 3 (August 1978); Memoirs of Robert Angelle, published 1978; "Tribute: Robert Angelle," St. Martinville Teche News, August 17, 1961. Lafayette Daily Advertiser, January 7, 1979.
ANGELLE, Robert Joseph "Bob", businessman, politician. Born, Cecilia, La., August 26, 1896; son of Drauzin Angelle and Agnes Guidry.
Education: Cecilia and Breaux Bridge, La., public schools; attended Southwest Louisiana Institute (now University of Southwestern Louisiana).
Married, July 8, 1919, Breaux Bridge, Madge Germaine Begnaud (b. 1899), daughter of P. L. Begnaud and Germaine Richard.
Children: Agnes Mavis (Mrs. Warren Finley [b. 1921]); Gloria Germaine (Mrs. Louis Kern [b. 1923]); Joyce Alice (Mrs. Fernand Doucet, Jr. [b.. 1925]).
Commission agent for Standard Oil Company, 1921-1932; operated Acadian Lumber Company, 1936-1973; organizer and first president of the Breaux Bridge Sugar Co-op; licensed building contractor; operator of dairy farms, 1944; organizer and first president, Breaux Bridge Bank and Trust Company; served as mayor, 1923, councilman of Breaux Bridge; member, St. Martin Parish Democratic Committee; state representative, 1934-1964; speaker of the Louisiana house of representatives, 1956-1960 (sponsored a bill which made Breaux Bridge the "Crawfish Capital of the World"); member of the Louisiana State Board of Liquidation, 1959; member, Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Association, 1960-1979; charter member of Breaux Bridge Lions Club. Mem-ber, St. Bernard's Catholic Church of Breaux Bridge; a Knight of Columbus.
Died, December 22, 1979, interred St. Bernard's Cemetery, Breaux Bridge. J.C. Sources: Family papers and interviews; "Ragin Cajun," U.S.L. Alumni News, VIII, no. 3 (August 1978); Memoirs of Robert Angelle, published 1978; "Tribute: Robert Angelle," St. Martinville Teche News, August 17, 1961. Lafayette Daily Advertiser, January 7, 1979.
Education: Cecilia and Breaux Bridge, La., public schools; attended Southwest Louisiana Institute (now University of Southwestern Louisiana).
Married, July 8, 1919, Breaux Bridge, Madge Germaine Begnaud (b. 1899), daughter of P. L. Begnaud and Germaine Richard.
Children: Agnes Mavis (Mrs. Warren Finley [b. 1921]); Gloria Germaine (Mrs. Louis Kern [b. 1923]); Joyce Alice (Mrs. Fernand Doucet, Jr. [b.. 1925]).
Commission agent for Standard Oil Company, 1921-1932; operated Acadian Lumber Company, 1936-1973; organizer and first president of the Breaux Bridge Sugar Co-op; licensed building contractor; operator of dairy farms, 1944; organizer and first president, Breaux Bridge Bank and Trust Company; served as mayor, 1923, councilman of Breaux Bridge; member, St. Martin Parish Democratic Committee; state representative, 1934-1964; speaker of the Louisiana house of representatives, 1956-1960 (sponsored a bill which made Breaux Bridge the "Crawfish Capital of the World"); member of the Louisiana State Board of Liquidation, 1959; member, Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Association, 1960-1979; charter member of Breaux Bridge Lions Club. Mem-ber, St. Bernard's Catholic Church of Breaux Bridge; a Knight of Columbus.
Died, December 22, 1979, interred St. Bernard's Cemetery, Breaux Bridge. J.C. Sources: Family papers and interviews; "Ragin Cajun," U.S.L. Alumni News, VIII, no. 3 (August 1978); Memoirs of Robert Angelle, published 1978; "Tribute: Robert Angelle," St. Martinville Teche News, August 17, 1961. Lafayette Daily Advertiser, January 7, 1979.
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