Henry E. Hardtner

Henry Ernest Hardtner
Louisiana State Senator for
Caldwell, Grant, La Salle, and Winn parishes
In office
1924–1928
Preceded byThomas B. Gilbert, Sr.
Succeeded byOscar K. Allen
Louisiana State Representative from La Salle Parish
In office
1910–1912
Preceded byFirst legislator from La Salle Parish
Succeeded byT.J. Kendrick
Personal details
Born(1870-09-10)September 10, 1870
Pineville, Rapides Parish
Louisiana
DiedAugust 7, 1935(1935-08-07) (aged 64)
Highway accident en route to Baton Rouge
Resting placeMt. Olivet Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican-turned-Democrat
SpouseJuliet Doerr Hardtner
ChildrenViolet Urania Hardtner Howell

Juliet Emily Hardtner

Henrietta H. Hutchinson
Parent(s)E.J. and Emma Schraeder Hardtner
Residence(s)Urania, La Salle Parish
Alma materSoule Business College
OccupationBusinessman

Henry Ernest Hardtner (September 10, 1870 – August 7, 1935)[1] was a Louisiana businessman and conservationist regarded as "the father of forestry in the South."[2][3] He founded and named the town of Urania in La Salle Parish and served single terms as a Democrat in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. In 1900 he was the Republican candidate for Louisiana's 5th congressional district, losing to future U.S. Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mtolivet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Hardtner, Henry E." The Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
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  4. ^ Billy Hathorn, "Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and Frank Spooner: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Campaign of 1976", Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association, Vol. LIV, No. 3 (Summer 2013), pp. 345-346