Numa F. Montet

Numa François Montet (September 17, 1892 - October 12, 1985) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.

Born in Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Montet attended the common schools and Louisiana State Normal College at Natchitoches. He was graduated from the law department of Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1913. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Franklin, Louisiana. He served as secretary-treasurer of the city of Thibodaux in 1914 and as city attorney in 1915. He served as a member of the State house of representatives 1916-1920. He was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney general of Louisiana in 1924. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924 and 1932. Acting prosecuting attorney for the twentieth judicial district of Louisiana in 1925. He served as general counsel for State highway commission in 1928 and 1929.

Montet was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Whitmell P. Martin. Montet was reelected to the Seventy-second, Seventy-third, and Seventy-fourth Congresses and served from August 6, 1929, to January 3, 1937. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936. He resumed the practice of law in Thibodaux, Louisiana, where he resided until his death there on 1985 October 12. He was interred in Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Plattenville, Louisiana.

References

• Numa F. Montet at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana 1st district E. Livingston White Johnson White Slidell Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry R. Livingston Vitter Jindal Scalise 2nd district Gurley Thomas Ripley Chinn Dawson la Branche Thibodeaux Conrad Bullard J.A. Landry Hunt Taylor Mann Sheldon Ellis Hahn Wallace Lagan Coleman Lagan Davey Buck Davey Gilmore Dupré Spearing Maloney T.H. Boggs Maloney T.H. Boggs L. Boggs Jefferson Cao Richmond 3rd district Brent Overton Bullard Garland Moore Dawson Harmanson Penn Perkins Davidson Newsham Darrall Acklen Darrall Kellogg Gay Price Broussard Martin Montet Mouton Domengeaux Willis Caffery Treen Tauzin Melancon J.M. Landry Boustany 4th district Bossier Morse Moore Jones Sandidge Landrum Vidal Newsham McCleery Boarman Smith Levy Elam Blanchard Ogden Breazeale Watkins Sandlin Brooks Waggonner Leach Roemer McCrery Fields McCrery Fleming 5th district Blackburn Morey Spencer Leonard Young King Newton Boatner Baird Ransdell Elder Wilson Mills McKenzie Passman Huckaby McCrery Cooksey Alexander McAllister Abraham 6th district Nash E. Robertson Lewis Irion E. Robertson S. Robertson Favrot Wickliffe Morgan Sanders, Sr. Favrot Kemp Sanders, Jr. Griffith Sanders, Jr. Morrison Rarick Moore Baker Cazayoux Cassidy Graves 7th district Pujo Lazaro De Rouen Plauche Larcade Thompson Edwards Breaux Hayes John Boustany 8th district Aswell Overton Dear Allen Doc McSween G. Long S. Long G. Long C. Long Holloway At-large Robertson Butler Johnston Sheridan Territory Clark Poydras