George Waggaman | |
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| United States Senator fromLouisiana | |
| In office November 15, 1831 – March 4, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Livingston |
| Succeeded by | Robert C. Nicholas |
| Secretary of State of Louisiana | |
| In office 1828–1831 | |
| Governor | Pierre Derbigny Armand Beauvais Jacques Dupré |
| Preceded by | Pierre Derbigny |
| Succeeded by | George Eustis Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Augustus Waggaman 1782 (1782) |
| Died | March 31, 1843(1843-03-31) (aged 60–61) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Party | National Republican |
| Spouse | Marie Arnoult |
| Children | 5 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
George Augustus Waggaman (1782 – March 31, 1843) was aUnited States Senator fromLouisiana. Born inCaroline County, Maryland, to Henry Waggaman,[1] he completed preparatory studies under privatetutors, studied law, and was admitted to thebar in Caroline County in 1811. He served in theWar of 1812 under GeneralAndrew Jackson atNew Orleans and settled inBaton Rouge, Louisiana, commencing the practice of law in 1813. He wasattorney general of the third district of Louisiana in 1813, judge of the third judicialcircuit court in 1818, and assistant judge of the criminal court in New Orleans in 1819. He was interested in sugarcane growing and held the office ofSecretary of State of Louisiana from 1830 to 1831.
Waggaman was elected as ananti-Jacksonian to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofEdward Livingston and served from November 15, 1831, to March 4, 1835. He resumed the practice of law in New Orleans and again engaged insugar cane planting. He participated as a principal in aduel with the former mayor of New Orleans,Denis Prieur, a political adversary, and received injuries from which he died in New Orleans in 1843; interment was inGirod Street Cemetery.
In 1840, Waggaman's daughter Christine eloped with a young Canadian lawyer,John Sandfield Macdonald, who made regular trips to Washington on behalf of the government ofUpper Canada as Queen's messenger. She joined Macdonald in Upper Canada. He would go on to be joint Premier of theProvince of Canada and the first Premier ofOntario.[2]
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| Preceded by | Secretary of State of Louisiana 1830–1831 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Louisiana 1831–1835 Served alongside:Josiah S. Johnston,Alexander Porter | Succeeded by |
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