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W. W. Dumas
Woodrow Wilson Dumas, known as W. W. Dumas or Woody Dumas (December 9, 1916 – November 5, 1993),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Social Security Death Index )〕 was the Democratic Mayor-President, a combined municipal-parish position, of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, having served from 1965–1980.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Who’s Who in City-Parish Government )〕
==Early years, family, military==
Dumas was born in Opelousas, the seat of St. Landry Parish in south Louisiana. He was named for Woodrow Wilson, the U.S. President at the time of his birth. In 1924, the Dumas family moved to Baton Rouge, where he excelled in baseball and football in high school. He served in the United States Navy on a submarine during World War II and the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also active in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Methodist Church.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Woodrow Wilson Dumas )〕
Dumas moved to Baker, a small city north of Baton Rouge, to play semi-professional baseball.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Woody Dumas )〕 Several other Louisiana politicians, including State Representatives Lantz Womack of Winnsboro and L.D. "Buddy" Napper of Ruston and former Lieutenant Governor Bill Dodd, also played semi-pro ball. In Baker, he married the former Carol Epperson (born February 23, 1917)〔Net Detective and People Search by Name〕 and was employed by Standard Oil Company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Woodrow Dumas Papers )〕 The couple had two children, the late Diane I. Dumas (born 1942) of Zachary, and Woodrow Huntley Dumas (1950-2012), a businessman and stained glass artist from Cottage Grove, Oregon. Some of his work is displayed in East Baton Rouge Parish government buildings.〔Woodrow H. Dumas obituary, ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'', October 4, 2012〕
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