Edwards, Elaine Schwartzenburg, 1929-2018
Elaine Lucille Edwards (née Schwartzenburg; March 8, 1929 – May 14, 2018) was an American politician from Louisiana. Edwards was a Democratic member of the United States Senate in 1972 appointed by her husband, Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, following the death of Allen Ellender. She was the First Lady of Louisiana for twelve non-consecutive years from 1972 to 1980 and again from 1984 to 1988, making her the state's longest-serving First Lady.
Born in Marksville, Louisiana, she graduated from Marksville High School and, in 1949, she married her childhood sweetheart Edwin Edwards. Her hisband embarked on a long political career in which he served as a Crowley, Louisiana, city councilman and a state senator. In a 1965 special election, Edwards was elected as a Democrat to the first of four U.S. House terms. As her husband’s political career developed, Elaine Edwards participated in a variety of civic and philanthropic pursuits. Congressman Edwards left the House in May 1972 to serve as governor of Louisiana.
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