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Emilio Cue,' page 2
On	Sept. 14, 1928	in the absence of H.	Weston, Emilio Cue became	President Pro Temp of	the Hancock Board of	Supervisors.^ On Oct. 11,
1929 he was elected President and on June 13, 1930 he became the permanent Chairman.^ In 1935 he was elected Sheriff and Tax Collector of Han-tf
cock County.
Mr. Cue bought property all over Hancock County. He had a large farm near Bay St. Louis on which he raised horses. He managed the Cue Oil Co. which was a distributorship for Shell Oil, some35 years. One of his bids for the petroleum products used for the county reads:
.25£ for regular gas 5 27.50 per gal for premium, and .150 for diesel fuel #2 with tax included. His bid at this time was lower than Standard Oil of Jackson.
He	was a business	and political leader	in this county, being
a member	of	the Chamber of	Commerce, The Bay-Waveland Yacht Club, and
St. Stanislau Sideline Club. ^
He, his father, mother, and sister Rita (Cue Johnson) are buried in Bayou Coco. ^
1.	Records of Hancock	County;	Book	A, p	482 & 3»	Ward	2,	Lot	21
2.	5	Book	C, p	285
3.	Thumbnail History,	Hancock	County Courthouse,	compiled	by	Jim Pfeiffer
4.	Records of Hancock	County;	Book	F-H,	p 497, Wills
5.	Sea Coast Echo, August 26,	192?
6.	"	"	",	dates	as shown
7.	Records of Bayou Coco Cemetery
Picture from Centennial issue of Sea Coast Echo
I.MILIO CUE


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