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10 Facts About Sylvan Friedman

1.

Sylvan Friedman served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

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Sylvan Friedman worked as a cowman and farmer for which he served as the president and the vice president of the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association.

3.

Sylvan Friedman served as the operator of a general line of merchandise shop.

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Sylvan Friedman served as a member of the Red River Waterway Commission.

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Sylvan Friedman was succeeded by Curtis Boozman and Monnie T Cheves in 1952.

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In 1952, Sylvan Friedman won the election for an office of the Louisiana State Senate.

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Sylvan Friedman was considered a personal friend of 45th governor of Louisiana, Gerald Long.

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Sylvan Friedman died in March 1979 of an illness at the Natchitoches Parish Hospital in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at the age of 70.

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Sylvan Friedman was posthumously honored in the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Sylvan Friedman was honored in the students' union of the public Northwestern State University for which the students' union was rearranged to Friedman's name for which it was due to his politician work.