John Gerald Schwegmann, Jr. (August 14, 1911 – March 6, 1995), was a pioneer in the development of the modern supermarket. Based at Metairie, Louisiana, a large unincorporated city in Jefferson Parish, he owned eighteen stores in the New Orleans metropolitan area. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1968 and the Louisiana State Senate for a single term from 1968 to 1972. And he was an elected member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from 1975 to 1980.
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14 August 1911
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Died |
6 March 1995 (aged 83)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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