Ruffin Pleasant
Former Governor of Louisiana
Ruffin Golson Pleasant was the 36th Governor of Louisiana, from 1916 to 1920, who is remembered for having mobilized his state for World War I. Prior to his governorship, Pleasant was the Louisiana attorney general from 1912 to 1916, and the city... Wikipedia
Born: June 2, 1871, Union Parish, LA
Died: September 12, 1937 (age 66 years), Shreveport, LA
Previous offices: Governor of Louisiana (1916–1920) and Louisiana Attorney General (1912–1916)
Education: Louisiana State University and Harvard College
Party: Democratic Party
Spouse: Anne Ector (m. 1906)