Henry Loucks [SEP] residence
Henry Loucks
Henry Loucks was a newspaper editor and politician in the Dakota Territory, United States.
Biography.
Henry Langford Loucks was born in Canada of Luxembourger-German and Irish immigrants. In 1890, he was nominated by members of the Farmers' Alliance as candidate for Governor of the Dakota Territory for the Independent Party, a precursor to the People's Party (United States). However, he lost to Arthur C. Mellette.
He was also the editor of the "Dakota Ruralist" newspaper.
In 2011 Loucks was selected as Artist-in-Residence at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. He conceived and developed an eight-concert chamber music series that featured Canadian cellist Denis Brott, Alarm Will Sound clarinetist Bill Kalinkos, The Krechkovsky/Loucks Duo, and Trio Céleste among others. Each individual program included unique interactions with the audience, public workshops, lectures, and special programs for kids. It was through the success of this residency that then Mayor of Irvine, Sukhee Kang, convinced Loucks