Anzalone, Charles, 1888-1959.

Charles Anzalone (1888-1959) was born in Cefalidina, Sicily, and came to the United States with his parents in 1896. He worked for six years as a laborer on Louisiana sugar plantations and then moved in 1902 to Independence, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, to pick strawberries. He became a farmer and leader in the strwberry industry, and was prominent in business and civic affairs. Anzalone, a devoted follower of Huey Long, was active in local politics; he was alderman and then mayor of Independence, and later a state representative.

From the description of Papers, 1937-1970. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62803049

From the guide to the Charles Anzalone Papers, 1937-1970, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc])