William Dunbar | |
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| Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromLouisiana's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Louis St. Martin |
| Succeeded by | George Eustis Jr. |
| Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| In office September 1, 1852 – May 4, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Trimble Preston |
| Succeeded by | Abner Nash Ogden |
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| Born | 1805 |
| Died | March 18, 1861(1861-03-18) (aged 55–56) St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana |
| Party | Democratic |
William Dunbar (1805 – March 18, 1861) was aU.S. representative fromLouisiana.
He was born inVirginia in 1805 and completed preparatory studies before moving toAlexandria, Virginia, where he engaged in the practice of law in the early 1830s. Dunbar moved to Louisiana in 1852 and was appointed Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of Louisiana to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofJudge Preston and served from September 1, 1852, to May 4, 1853.[1] He was elected as aDemocrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855) representingLouisiana's 1st congressional district. Defeated by a "Know-Nothing" candidate after one term, Rep. Dunbar retired to his sugar plantation inSt. Bernard Parish and resided there until his death on March 18, 1861.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 1st congressional district 1853 – 1855 | Succeeded by |
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