Eugene McGehee

Eugene Webb McGehee (March 19, 1929 – April 11, 2014) was a retired lawyer and Democratic politician from his native Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Eugene Webb McGehee
McGehee in his younger years
Louisiana State Representative from East Baton Rouge Parish
In office 1960–1972
Preceded by	Two-member delegation: Wayne Gaudin A. T. "Apple" Sanders, Jr.
Succeeded by	Nine-member delegation: Richard Hugh Baker Clark Gaudin Woody Jenkins Kevin P. Reilly Arthur F. Abadie Warren Davis Folkes Johnnie A. Jones Frank P. Simoneaux Richard Turnley, Jr.
Judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court
In office 1972–1978
Personal details
Born	(1929-03-19)March 19, 1929 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Died	April 11, 2014(2014-04-11) (aged 85) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Resting place	Blackwater United Methodist Church Cemetery in Baton Rouge
Nationality	Scottish-American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Frances Merrelle Gri McGehee
Children	Webb McGehee Laurelle M. Cliburn Kellye M. Couvillion Melane M. Landry Nine grandchildren
Residence	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Occupation	Lawyer

From a modest background of Scottish descent, McGehee, an Eagle Scout,[1] entered Louisiana State University Law Center at the age of eighteen and upon graduation practiced law for several decades.[2] From 1960 to 1972, he served three four-year terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives.[3]

Thereafter until his retirement in 1978, he was a judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court.[2]

In 1948, he entered the Louisiana National Guard as a private and retired more than three decades later as a colonel. He was inducted in 2001 into the LSU Cadets of the Ole War Skule and the LSU Hall of Honor. He received the Louisiana Distinguished Service Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.[2]

McGehee and his wife, the former Frances Merrelle Gri (born April 1929), have a son, Webb McGee and wife Judy; three daughters, Laurelle M. Cliburn, Kellye M. Couvillion and husband Jeff, and Melane M. Landry; nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He died at his home in Baton Rouge at the age of eighty-five. A member of the Blackwater United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge, he is interred at the church cemetery there.[1]

References

1. "Eugene Webb McGehee". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. April 12, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
2. Ben Wallace (April 14, 2014). "Eugene McGehee, former state legislator and judge, dies". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
3. "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016" (PDF). legis.la.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.

Preceded by Two-member delegation: Wayne Gaudin A. T. "Apple" Sanders, Jr.	Louisiana State Representative from East Baton Rouge Parish Eugene Webb McGehee 1960–1972	Succeeded by Nine-member delegation: Richard Hugh Baker Clark Gaudin Woody Jenkins Kevin P. Reilly Arthur F. Abadie Warren Davis Folkes Johnnie A. Jones Frank P. Simoneaux Richard Turnley, Jr.