Hardy Nathaniel Goff (July 9, 1910 – July 2, 1978), was a

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man from

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, who served as a

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from 1952 to 1956 in the

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during the administration of

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. His colleagues were his fellow Alexandria Democrats Cecil R. Blair and

Lloyd George Teekell Lloyd George Teekell (March 12, 1922 – October 9, 1996) was a Democratic politician from Alexandria, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1953 to 1960. Thereafter from 1979 to 1990, he was a judge of the Lou ...

. Goff owned an insurance agency in Alexandria. A subdivision is also named for him. Goff died at age 67 and is interred at Alexandria Memorial Gardens.

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1910 births 1978 deaths Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Politicians from Alexandria, Louisiana Businesspeople from Louisiana Insurance agents 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature {{louisiana-politician-stub