Adolph Meyer
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's1st district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 8, 1908
Preceded by	Theodore S. Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Albert Estopinal
Personal details
Born	Adolph Meyer (1842-10-19)October 19, 1842 Natchez, Mississippi
Died	March 8, 1908(1908-03-08) (aged 65) New Orleans, Louisiana
Resting place	New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Profession	Banker, Planter
Military service
Allegiance	United States Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army Louisiana National Guard
Years of service	1862–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Assistant Adjutant General
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War who served as a member of theU. S. House of Representatives representing thestate ofLouisiana.^[1] He served nine terms as aDemocrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908.

Meyer was born in to aJewish family of German descent inNatchez, Mississippi.^[2]

During theCivil War, Meyer served in the Confederate Army on the staff ofBrigadier GeneralJohn Stuart Williams ofKentucky and attained the rank of assistantadjutant general. Aplanter in Mississippi and a banker inNew Orleans, he served in theLouisiana National Guard, attaining the rank of brigadier general in 1881.^[3]

In 1890, he was elected to his first of nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served until his death on October 19, 1908 at the age of 65.

General Meyer Avenue in theAlgiers neighborhood in New Orleans is named in his honor for his efforts in lobbying for a U.S. Naval Yard in that area.^[4] The Avenue begins as Newton Street in Algiers Point, changes name to General Meyer Avenue at Behrman Avenue, and continues for approximately 4 miles, ending at Bennett Street in the Lower Algiers neighborhood.

TheAdolph Meyer School (1917) was a school in Algiers on General Meyer Avenue; renamed to honorHarriet Tubman in the 1990s, the facility operates today as Harriet Tubman Charter School, one of Crescent City Schools' three charter elementary schools. In 2016, the building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places. It is located at the southeast corner of General Meyer and Behrman, across from the U.S. Naval Station Algiers Historic District and the city's Federal City complex.

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