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Hollins died at the age of fifty-six. He is interred at Orange Grove Cemetery in Lake Charles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hollins&GSfn=Harry&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=66159863&df=all&|title=Harry Muth Hollins|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref>
Hollins died at the age of fifty-six. He is interred at Orange Grove Cemetery in Lake Charles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hollins&GSfn=Harry&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=66159863&df=all&|title=Harry Muth Hollins|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref>
Hollins' archival materials are located at [[McNeese State University]] in Lake Charles.<ref name=hmhollins/>
Hollins' extensive archival materials are located at [[McNeese State University]] in Lake Charles.<ref name=hmhollins/>


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Harry Muth Hollins
Louisiana State Representative for District 35 (Calcasieu Parish)
In office
May 1964 – March 1980
Preceded byTwo-member district:

James M. "Jim" Brown

Jesse Monroe Knowles
Succeeded byMargaret Lowenthal
Personal details
Born(1932-08-25)August 25, 1932
Place of birth missing
DiedJune 29, 1989(1989-06-29) (aged 56)
Resting placeOrange Grove Cemetery in
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
OccupationBusinessman

Harry M. Hollins (c. 1933 – 1989) was a four-term Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana. His tenure extended from 1964 to 1980 during the administrations of Governors John McKeithen and Edwin Edwards.[1]

In 1970, Hollins sponsored the legislation which created the Sabine River water diversion project. In 1978, he chaired a legislative committee which investigated state Insurance commissioner Sherman A. Bernard.[2] In 1993, Bernard confessed to having extorted during the 1980s some $80,000, disguised as campaign contributions, from insurance companies in return for obtaining operating licenses in Louisiana.[3]

After his legislative years, Hollins headed the Louisiana Real Estate Commission and the Louisiana Racing Commission. [2]

Hollins died at the age of fifty-six. He is interred at Orange Grove Cemetery in Lake Charles.[4] Hollins' extensive archival materials are located at McNeese State University in Lake Charles.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives: Calcasieu Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Guide to Harry Hollins Papers (PDF), ereserves.mcneese.edu, retrieved July 13, 2015 {{citation}}: Text "web" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Dominic Massa, "Ex-insurance commissioner Sherman Bernard dies at 87," May 11, 2012". WWL-TV. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Harry Muth Hollins". findagrave.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Two-member district:

James M. "Jim" Brown

Jesse Monroe Knowles
Louisiana State Representative for District 35 (Calcasieu Parish)

Harry M. Hollins
(alongside Conway LeBleu and Robert G. Jones, among others)
1964–1980

Succeeded by