Joseph E. Ransdell

Joseph Eugene Ransdell
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1931
Preceded byMurphy J. Foster
Succeeded byHuey Pierce Long Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 5th district
In office
August 29, 1899 – March 3, 1913
Preceded bySamuel Thomas Baird
Succeeded byJames Walter Elder
Personal details
Born(1858-10-07)October 7, 1858
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 1954(1954-07-27) (aged 95)
Lake Providence, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting placeLake Providence Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseOlive Irene Powell Ransdell (married 1885-1935, her death)
RelationsFrancis Xavier Ransdell (brother)

Frank Voelker Sr. (nephew by marriage)
John Martin Hamley (nephew by marriage)

David Voelker (great-great-nephew)
OccupationAttorney; farmer; real estate

Joseph Eugene Ransdell (October 7, 1858 – July 27, 1954) was an attorney and politician from Louisiana. Beginning in 1899, he was elected for seven consecutive terms as United States representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district.[1] He subsequently served for three terms in the United States Senate from Louisiana before being defeated in the 1930 Democratic primary for the seat by Governor Huey Long.

  1. ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 42. Retrieved 2 July 2023.