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Orleans Parish
Louisiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Orleans Parish

Louis P. Cooke (1811-1849) — of Texas. Born in Tennessee,1811.Colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1841-42;TexasRepublic Secretary of the Navy, 1839-41.Chargedin 1843 with themurderof Captain Mark Lewis; attrial,the jury deadlocked, and heescapedbefore a second trial could be held. Wounded in an Indian raid onCorpus Christi in 1844 andlost aneye.Died, ofcholera,in Brownsville,CameronCounty, Tex.,1849(ageabout38 years).Interment somewhere.Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847) — also known asRichard H. Wilde — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Dublin,Ireland,September24, 1789.Democrat.Lawyer;Georgiastate attorney general, 1811-13;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1815-17, 1825, 1827-35.Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September10, 1847 (age57 years, 351days).Original interment somewhere; reinterment 1854 in private or familygraveyard; reinterment in 1886 atCityCemetery, Augusta, Ga.

Index to Locations

  • New OrleansUnknown location
  • New OrleansCarrollton Cemetery No.1
  • New OrleansCypress Grove Cemetery
  • New OrleansDispersed of JudahCemetery
  • New OrleansGirod Street Cemetery(now gone)
  • New OrleansGreenwood Cemetery
  • New OrleansHope Cemetery
  • New OrleansHope Mausoleum
  • New OrleansJackson Square
  • New OrleansLafayette Cemetery No.1
  • New OrleansLake Lawn ParkCemetery
  • New OrleansMetairie Cemetery
  • New OrleansSt. Louis Cemetery No.1
  • New OrleansSt. Louis Cemetery No.2
  • New OrleansSt. Louis Cemetery No.3
  • New OrleansSt. Vincent de PaulCemetery


    UnknownLocations
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    John H. Thorington — of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa.Lawyer;mayorof Davenport, Iowa, 1840-41.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Father ofJamesThorington.
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    George W. HardeeGeorge Wilder Hardee (1872-1943) — also known asGeorge W. Hardee — of Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December29, 1872.Cigarmanufacturer;Vice-Consulfor Argentina inJacksonville,Fla., 1923-35.Member,Rotary.Died, in ahospitalatBaltimore,Md.,August21, 1943 (age70 years, 235days).Interment somewhere.
     Relatives:Married,February3, 1908, to Elvira Concepcion Guerra (daughter ofVicenteGuerra).
     Image source: Tampa (Fla.) Tribune,August 22, 1943
    Politicians formerlyburied here:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Adolphus Sterne (b. 1801) — Born in Cologne (Köln),Germany,1801.Delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Original interment somewhere; reinterment atOakGrove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Tex.

    CarrolltonCemetery No. 1
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Maurice Edwin Landrieu (1930-2022) — also known asMoon Landrieu — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 23,1930.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate house of representatives 12th District, 1960-66; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1968,1972,1976;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1970-78; candidate for Democratic nominationfor Vice President,1972;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1979-81; Judge,Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992-2000.Catholic.French,German, andAfricanancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September5, 2022 (age92 years, 44days).Interment at Carrollton Cemetery No. 1.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Geoffrey Landrieu and Loretta (Bechtel) Landrieu; married,September25, 1954, to Verna Saterlee; father ofMaryLoretta Landrieu andMitchellJoseph Landrieu.
     Political family:Landrieufamily of New Orleans, Louisiana.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William McEniry (1860-1916) — of Illinois. Born inRock IslandCounty, Ill.,May 9,1860.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1897-99.Died in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,October14, 1916 (age56 years, 158days).Entombed at Carrollton Cemetery No. 1.
     Relatives: Sonof William McEniry (1817-1874) and Elizabeth (Coughlan) McEniry;brother ofMatthewJ. McEniry; married to Alice Rose Cleary.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Cypress GroveCemetery
    120 City Park Avenue
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Founded 1838
    John T. Monroe (1822-1871) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Franklin,HowardCounty, Mo.,May 6,1822.Mayorof New Orleans, La., 1860-62, 1866-67.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,February23, 1871 (age48 years, 293days).Entombed at Cypress Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Dispersed ofJudah Cemetery
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Benjamin Franklin Jonas (1834-1911) — also known asBenjamin F. Jonas — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Williamsport,JohnsonCounty, Ky.,July 19,1834.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1865, 1876-77; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Louisiana,1868,1884;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1879-85; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Louisiana, 1880.Jewish.DiedDecember21, 1911 (age77 years, 155days).Interment at Dispersed of Judah Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin
     Relatives: Brother-in-law ofAdolphMeyer.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Nathan Eisenmann (1875-1928) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Iberia,IberiaParish, La.,August29, 1875.Physician;Vice-Consulfor Panama inNewOrleans, La., 1904, 1912-22.Jewish.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April 2,1928 (age52 years, 217days).Interment at Dispersed of Judah Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Jacques Eugene Eisenmann and Adele (Ehrman) Eisenmann; married1904 to EliseMendelsohn.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Girod StreetCemetery (now gone)
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Charles Magill Conrad (1804-1878) — of Louisiana. Born inWinchester,Va.,December24, 1804.Lawyer;fought adueland killed his opponent; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1840-42;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1842-43;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1844;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1849-50;U.S.Secretary of War, 1850-53;Delegatefrom Louisiana to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Slaveowner. Suffered astrokewhile testifying incourt,and died a few days later, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February11, 1878 (age73 years, 49days).Originally entombed at Girod Street Cemetery; re-entombed in 1957 atHope Mausoleum.
    Politicians formerlyburied here:
     
     Relatives:Grandnephew by marriage ofGeorgeWashington.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     George Augustus Waggaman (c.1782-1843) — also known asGeorge A. Waggaman — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inCarolineCounty, Md., about 1782.Lawyer;sugarcaneplanter;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; circuit judge inLouisiana, 1818;secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1830-32;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1831-35.Slaveowner.Mortallywounded in aduel, anddied in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March31, 1843 (ageabout 61years).Original interment at Girod Street Cemetery; reinterment in 1957 atHope Mausoleum.
     Relatives: Sonof Henry Waggaman and Sarah (Ennalls) Waggaman; married to MarieCamille Arnoult.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Henry Adams Bullard (1788-1851) — also known asHenry A. Bullard — of Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.Born in Pepperell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September9, 1788.State court judge in Louisiana, 1822;U.S.Representative from Louisiana, 1831-34, 1850-51 (3rd District1831-34, 2nd District 1850-51);justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1834;secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1839; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1850.Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April17, 1851 (age62 years, 220days).Original interment at Girod Street Cemetery; reinterment to unknownlocation.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Stephen Hendrickson Everitt (c.1806-1844) — also known asStephen H. Everitt — of Texas. Born in New York, about 1806.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Bevil, 1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Jasper, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Jasper and Jefferson, 1836-40.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 12,1844 (ageabout 38years).Originally entombed at Girod Street Cemetery; re-entombed in 1957 atHope Mausoleum.

    GreenwoodCemetery
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    William James Behan (1840-1928) — also known asWilliam J. Behan — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; White Castle,IbervilleParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September25, 1840.Republican. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;sugarplanter;merchant;manufacturer;grocerybusiness;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1882-84; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Louisiana,1896,1900,1908;LouisianaRepublican state chair, 1900-12; candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1904; postmaster atNewOrleans, La., 1909-11.Irishancestry. Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died, from aheartattack, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 4,1928 (age87 years, 222days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Holland Behan and Katherine (Walker) Behan; married,June 7,1866, to Kate Walker; father ofLouisJoseph Behan.
     Oramel Hinckley Simpson (1870-1932) — of Louisiana. Born in Washington,St. LandryParish, La.,March20, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1924-26;Governor ofLouisiana, 1926-28; defeated in primary, 1928.Methodist.Died, from aheartseizure, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November17, 1932 (age62 years, 242days).Entombed at Greenwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel F. Simpson and Mary Esther (Beer) Simpson; married1899 to LouiseE. Pichet.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle
     Effingham Lawrence (1820-1878) — of Louisiana. Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1820.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1860;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1875.Slaveowner. DiedDecember9, 1878 (age58 years, 282days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
     Relatives:Cousin *** ofCorneliusVan Wyck Lawrence.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


    HopeCemetery
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    John Walter Heselton (1900-1962) — also known asJohn W. Heselton — of Deerfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.; Vero Beach,IndianRiver County, Fla.Born in Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine,March17, 1900.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Committee, 1936-38;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1945-59; delegateto Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee).DiedAugust19, 1962 (age62 years, 155days).Interment at Hope Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


    HopeMausoleum
    Canal Street
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Charles Magill Conrad (1804-1878) — of Louisiana. Born inWinchester,Va.,December24, 1804.Lawyer;fought adueland killed his opponent; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1840-42;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1842-43;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1844;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1849-50;U.S.Secretary of War, 1850-53;Delegatefrom Louisiana to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Slaveowner. Suffered astrokewhile testifying incourt,and died a few days later, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February11, 1878 (age73 years, 49days).Originally entombed atGirod Street Cemetery(which no longer exists); re-entombed in 1957 at Hope Mausoleum.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Grandnephew by marriage ofGeorgeWashington.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     George Augustus Waggaman (c.1782-1843) — also known asGeorge A. Waggaman — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inCarolineCounty, Md., about 1782.Lawyer;sugarcaneplanter;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; circuit judge inLouisiana, 1818;secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1830-32;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1831-35.Slaveowner.Mortallywounded in aduel, anddied in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March31, 1843 (ageabout 61years).Original interment atGirod Street Cemetery(which no longer exists); reinterment in 1957 at Hope Mausoleum.
     Relatives: Sonof Henry Waggaman and Sarah (Ennalls) Waggaman; married to MarieCamille Arnoult.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Stephen Hendrickson Everitt (c.1806-1844) — also known asStephen H. Everitt — of Texas. Born in New York, about 1806.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Bevil, 1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Jasper, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Jasper and Jefferson, 1836-40.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 12,1844 (ageabout 38years).Originally entombed atGirod Street Cemetery(which no longer exists); re-entombed in 1957 at Hope Mausoleum.

    JacksonSquare
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

    Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as"Old Hickory";"The Farmer ofTennessee";"King Andrew theFirst" —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born, in alogcabin, in The Waxhaws,LancasterCounty, S.C.,March15, 1767.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governorof Florida Territory, 1821;Presidentof the United States, 1829-37;censuredby the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits fromthe Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attendingfuneral services at the Capitol Building for Rep.WarrenR. Davis of South Carolina, he wasshotat with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, ahouse painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistolduel,May 30, 1806; alsodueledwithThomasHart Benton andWaightstillAvery. Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Slaveowner. Died, of dropsy (congestiveheart failure), in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 8,1845 (age78 years, 85days).Interment atTheHermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 atLafayettePark, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson Square.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
    Andrew Jackson
     Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson;married,January17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt ofAndrewJackson Donelson).
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     Cross-reference:FrancisP. Blair
     Jackson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Tenn.,Tex.,W.Va. andWis., andHickory County,Mo., are named for him.
     Other politicians named for him:AndrewJ. DonelsonAndrewJackson MillerAndrewJ. FaulkAndrewJackson TitusAndrewJackson IsacksAndrewJackson HamiltonAndrewJ. HarlanAndrewJ. KuykendallAndrewJ. ThayerElamA. J. GreeleyAndrewJackson IngleAndrewJ. OgleAndrewJackson CarrAndrewJ. WatermanAndrewJ. BentleyAndrewJ. RogersWilliamA. J. SparksAndrewJackson PoppletonAndrewJ. HunterAndrewJackson BryantAndrewJ. BealeA.J. ClementsAndrewJackson BakerAndrewJ. FeltA. J.KingAndrewJ. SawyerAndrewJackson GreenfieldAndrewJackson CaldwellAndrewJackson GahaganAndrewJackson BishipAndrewJackson HoustonAndrewJackson SpeerAndrewJ. CobbAndrewJ. MontagueAndrewJ. BarchfeldAndrewJ. BallietAndrewJ. KirkAndrewJ. Howell, Jr.AndrewJ. LivingstonA.J. SherwoodAndrewJackson StewartAndrewJ. MayAndrewJ. McConnicoAndrewJ. SawyerAndrewJ. BrewerAndrewJ. Dunning, Jr.AndrewBettwyAndrewJ. TransueAndrewJackson GravesAndrewJackson GilbertAndrewJ. GoodwinAndrewJ. HinshawAndyYoungAndrewJackson Kupper
     Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitappeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes.
     Campaign slogan: "Let the peoplerule."
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —TennesseeEncyclopedia
     Books about Andrew Jackson: RobertVincent Remini,TheLife of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Democracy,1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —Andrew Burstein,ThePassions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & JeanneT. Heidler,OldHickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest forEmpire — Donald B. Cole,ThePresidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands,AndrewJackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham,AmericanLion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald BarrChidsey,AndrewJackson, Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
     Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)


    LafayetteCemetery No. 1
    1400 Washington Ave.
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Founded 1832
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1972
    William Freret (1804-1864) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,1804.Mayorof New Orleans, La., 1840-42, 1843-44; defeated, 1842;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1850.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 14,1864 (ageabout 59years).Entombed at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.John Robert Graham Pitkin (1840-1901) — also known asJohn R. G. Pitkin — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February12, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S. Minister toArgentina, 1889-93; postmaster atNewOrleans, La., 1898-1901.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 4,1901 (age61 years, 142days).Entombed at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Waldo Pitkin and Adaline (Graham) Pitkin; married,August28, 1866, to Helen Feaning Fuller; married,January16, 1878, to Annie Lovell; grandnephew ofDanielPitkin; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; first cousin four times removed ofRogerWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; third cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin; third cousin twice removed ofMosesSeymour,OliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelClesson Allen,HoratioSeymour,HenrySeymour,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,JosephPomeroy Root,FrederickWalker Pitkin andLutherS. Pitkin.
     Political family:Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoarfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Ferdinand Butler Earhart (1840-1901) — also known asFerdinand B. Earhart — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark., October,1840.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1892-96;postmaster atNewOrleans, La., 1901.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 9,1901 (age60 years, 0days).Interment at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Jefferson Earhart and Elizabeth Catherine (Butler) Earhart;married,May 31,1866, to Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Ross; married,November2, 1878, to Elizabeth Petit Popham.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Isaac Edward Morse (1809-1866) — also known asIsaac E. Morse — of St. Martinville,St. MartinParish, La.Born in Louisiana,1809.Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1844-51.Slaveowner. Died in1866(ageabout57 years).Interment at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Taylor Webster (1800-1876) — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania,1800.Member of Ohio state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1833-39.Died in1876(ageabout76 years).Interment at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Henry Michael Hyams (1806-1875) — also known asHenry M. Hyams — of Louisiana. BornMarch 4,1806.LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1859.Jewish.DiedJune 25,1875 (age69 years, 113days).Entombed at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
     Relatives:Married to Laura Matilda Smith; cousin *** ofJudahPhilip Benjamin.
     Hermann Frederich Klumpp (1827-1894) — also known asHermann F. Klumpp;Herman F.Klumpp —of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inGermany,January27, 1827.Consulfor Denmark inNewOrleans, La., 1877-92;Consulfor Germany inNewOrleans, La., 1894.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December31, 1894 (age67 years, 338days).Entombed at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Ernest Rivalier Von Meysenbug (1851-1925) — also known asErnest Von Meysenbug;"BaronMeysenbug" —of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inGermany,September2, 1851.Consulfor Austria-Hungary inNewOrleans, La., 1880-94;Vice-Consulfor Austria-Hungary inNewOrleans, La., 1895-96;Consulfor Germany inNewOrleans, La., 1896-1904.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December2, 1925 (age74 years, 91days).Entombed at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Jacob Haight Morrison IV (1905-1974) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Roads,PointeCoupee Parish, La.,March12, 1905.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;member ofLouisianastate board of education, 1930; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Catholic.Member,NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;SigmaDelta Chi.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December4, 1974 (age69 years, 267days).Interment at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
     Relatives: Sonof Jacob Haight Morrison III and Eloise (Yancy) Morrison;half-brother ofdeLesseps Story Morrison; married,July 4,1938, to Mary Meek; first cousin once removed ofCorinneClaiborne Boggs; first cousin twice removed ofBarbaraBoggs Sigmund andThomasHale Boggs Jr..
     Political family:Claiborne#1 family of Louisiana and Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle


    Lake Lawn ParkCemetery
    5454 Pontchartrain Boulevard
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Founded 1949
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Felix Edward Hébert (1901-1979) — also known asF. Edward Hébert — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October12, 1901.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1941-77.Catholic.Member,DeltaSigma Phi.DiedDecember29, 1979 (age78 years, 78days).Interment at Lake Lawn Park Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
     John Marshall Quintero (1871-1960) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March 7,1871.Lawyer;Vice-Consulfor Costa Rica inNewOrleans, La., 1897-1926;HonoraryConsul-General for Costa Rica inNewOrleans, La., 1931-35.Cubanancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November29, 1960 (age89 years, 267days).Entombed in mausoleum at Lake Lawn Park Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:JohnMarshall
     Relatives: Son of José AugustinQuintero and Eliza Fauzia Francoise (Bournos) Quintero; brother ofLamarCharles Quintero.


    MetairieCemetery
    5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Founded 1872
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1991
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Martin Behrman (1864-1926) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1864.Democrat.Delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921;Louisianastate auditor, 1904-05;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1904-20, 1925-26; defeated, 1920; died inoffice 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1908,1912,1916(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924;LouisianaDemocratic state chair, 1925.GermanandJewishancestry.Died, ofheartdisease, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January12, 1926 (age61 years, 90days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Martin Behrman
     Relatives: Sonof Henry Behrman and Frederica Behrman; married1887 to JuliaCollins.
     The World War IILibertyshipSS Martin Behrman (built 1944 atNewOrleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1965) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books by Martin Behrman:MartinBehrman of New Orleans : Memoirs of a City Boss
     Image source: Library ofCongress
     de Lesseps Story Morrison (1912-1964) — also known asde Lesseps S. Morrison;"Chep" —of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Roads,PointeCoupee Parish, La.,January18, 1912.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1941;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1946-61; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Louisiana,1952,1956,1960(alternate).Catholic.Killed in aplanecrash in Ciudad Victoria,Tamaulipas,May22, 1964 (age52 years, 125days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Jacob Haight Morrison III and Anita (Oliver) Morrison;half-brother ofJacobHaight Morrison IV; married,October3, 1942, to Corinne Adele Waterman; first cousin once removed ofCorinneClaiborne Boggs; first cousin twice removed ofBarbaraBoggs Sigmund andThomasHale Boggs Jr..
     Political family:Claiborne#1 family of Louisiana and Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Epitaph: "The hope of mankind lies inthe hands of youth and action."
     See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     T. Semmes Walmsley (1889-1942) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 10,1889.Lawyer;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1929-30, 1930-36; resigned 1936.DiedJune 17,1942 (age53 years, 7days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery. Joseph A. Shakspeare (1837-1896) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.BornApril12, 1837.Democrat.Mayorof New Orleans, La., 1880-82, 1888-92.DiedJanuary22, 1896 (age58 years, 285days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery. Robert Sidney Maestri (1889-1974) — also known asRobert S. Maestri — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December11, 1889.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;furnituremerchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1928,1936;realestate investor;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1936-46; defeated, 1946.Catholic.Italianancestry.DiedMay 6,1974 (age84 years, 146days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle
     Benjamin Franklin Flanders (1816-1896) — also known asBenjamin F. Flanders — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Bristol,GraftonCounty, N.H.,January26, 1816.Republican. Opposed secession in 1861; driven out of New Orleans,leaving his family behind; returned in 1862 when the city was takenby Union troops;U.S.Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1862-63;Governor ofLouisiana;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1870-72; candidate forLouisianastate treasurer, 1888.Episcopalian.Died near Youngsville,LafayetteParish, La.,March13, 1896 (age80 years, 47days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin
     Relatives: Son of Joseph Flanders andRachel (Brown) Flanders; married,August12, 1847, to Susan Hall Sawyer; first cousin twice removed ofFrederickWalter Flanders; first cousin thrice removed ofEarlLeon Flanders; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington andClarenceElmer Sargent; fourth cousin once removed ofFrancisDurrell Flanders,CharlesH. Eastman,AlvanFlanders,ChesterAlan Arthur andEatonDudley Sargent.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     Andrew James McShane (1865-1936) — also known asAndrew J. McShane — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January2, 1865.Democrat. Wholesalehides andwoolbusiness;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1920-25.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April17, 1936 (age71 years, 106days).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Bernard McShane and Rosa (Fitzpatrick) McShane; married,April 4,1918, to Agnes Bruns.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     William Walton Butterworth Jr. (1903-1975) — also known asW. Walton Butterworth — of Brookeville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September7, 1903.Rhodesscholar; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inSingapore, 1929-31; U.S. Ambassador toSweden, 1950-53;Canada, 1962-68.Died, fromlivercirrhosis, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1975 (age71 years, 205days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Dr. William Walton Butterworth and Maud Ravencamp (Campbell)Butterworth; married,November10, 1928, to Virginia Parker.
     See alsoWikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817) — also known asWilliam C. C. Claiborne — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inSussexCounty, Va.,1775.Lawyer;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; state courtjudge in Tennessee, 1796;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1797-1801;Governorof Mississippi Territory, 1801-04;Governorof Orleans Territory, 1804-12;Governor ofLouisiana, 1812-16;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1817; died in office 1817.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Fought aduelwith Daniel Clark on June 8, 1807; he was wounded in the thigh.Died of aliverailment, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November23, 1817 (ageabout 42years).Originally entombed atSt. Louis Cemetery No.1; re-entombed in 1872 at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Charles Cole Claiborne (1748-1809) and Mary (Leigh)Claiborne; brother ofFerdinandLeigh Claiborne andNathanielHerbert Claiborne; married to Clarissa Duralde, Suzette Bosqueand Elizabeth Lewis; uncle ofJohnFrancis Hamtramck Claiborne; second great-granduncle ofHerbertClaiborne Pell Jr. andCorinneClaiborne Boggs; third great-granduncle ofClaibornede Borda Pell,BarbaraBoggs Sigmund andThomasHale Boggs Jr.; first cousin once removed ofThomasClaiborne (1749-1812); second cousin ofJohnClaiborne andThomasClaiborne (1780-1856); third cousin thrice removed ofAndrewFuller Fox.
     Political families:Claiborne#1 family of Louisiana and Virginia;Claiborne#2 family of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Claiborne counties inLa.,Miss. andTenn. arenamed for him.
     Epitaph: "Cara patria, carior libertas;ubi est libertas, ibi mea patria." [Dear my country, dearerliberty; where liberty is, there is my country.]
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     Samuel Douglas McEnery (1837-1910) — also known asSamuel D. McEnery — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,May 28,1837.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1879;Governor ofLouisiana, 1881-88;justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1888-97; resigned 1897; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1888,1904,1908;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1897-1910; died in office 1910.DiedJune 28,1910 (age73 years, 31days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofJohnMcEnery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     William Wright Heard (1853-1926) — also known asW. W. Heard — of Louisiana. BornApril28, 1853.Democrat.Louisianastate auditor, 1899;Governor ofLouisiana, 1900-04.DiedJune 1,1926 (age73 years, 34days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     George Price Shaw (1892-1966) — also known asGeorge P. Shaw — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Texas.Born in Pittsburg,CrawfordCounty, Kan.,September15, 1892.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inTegucigalpa, as of 1926-29;San Luis Potosi, as of 1932;Ciudad Juarez, as of 1938; U.S. Ambassador toNicaragua, 1948-49;El Salvador, 1949-52;Paraguay, 1952-53.DiedJuly 14,1966 (age73 years, 302days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Minor Wisdom (1905-1999) — also known asMinor Wisdom — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 17,1905.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Louisiana,1952(speaker),1956(delegation chair; member,CredentialsCommittee);Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1957-77; tooksenior status 1977.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 15,1999 (age93 years, 363days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Cross-reference:LamarAlexander
     See alsoNNDBdossier
     Books about John Minor Wisdom: JackBass,UnlikelyHeroes
     Charles Francis Buck (1841-1918) — also known asCharles F. Buck — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Durrheim, Baden,Germany,November5, 1841.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1895-97; candidateformayorof New Orleans, La., 1896, 1904.Member,Freemasons.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January19, 1918 (age76 years, 75days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Milliken Parker (1863-1939) — also known asJohn M. Parker — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Washington,St. LandryParish, La.,March16, 1863.Cottonbusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1920;Governorof Louisiana, 1920-24; defeated (Progressive), 1916.Presbyterian.DiedMay 20,1939 (age76 years, 65days).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Milliken Parker and Roberta (Buckner) Parker; married,January11, 1888, to Cecile Airey.
     The World War IILibertyshipSS John M. Parker (built 1944 atNewOrleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1958) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     John McEnery (1833-1891) — of Louisiana. Born in Virginia,1833.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Governor ofLouisiana, 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1880.Catholic.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March28, 1891 (ageabout 57years).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofSamuelDouglas McEnery.
     See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography
     Walter Guion (1849-1927) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born near Thibodaux,LafourcheParish, La.,April 3,1849.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Louisiana, 1888-1900 (20th District 1888-92, 27thDistrict 1892-1900);Louisianastate attorney general, 1900-12;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1913-17;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1918; appointed 1918.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February7, 1927 (age77 years, 310days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Nannie Sue Webb.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Edward James Gay (1878-1952) — also known asEdward J. Gay — of Plaquemine,IbervilleParish, La.Born in Union Plantation,IbervilleParish, La.,May 5,1878.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1904,1920;member of Louisiana state legislature, 1910;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1918-21.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December1, 1952 (age74 years, 210days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives:Grandson ofEdwardJames Gay (1816-1889).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Richard Webster Leche (1898-1965) — also known asRichard W. Leche — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 17,1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;secretary to Gov.O. K.Allen, 1932-34; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals,1934-36;Governor ofLouisiana, 1936-39;LouisianaDemocratic state chair, 1937.Member,DeltaSigma Phi;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.DiedFebruary22, 1965 (age66 years, 281days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Eustace Webster Leche and Stella Eloise (Richard) Leche; married,October12, 1927, to Elton Reynolds.
     Campaign slogan (1936): "If Louisianatakes care of industry, industry will take care ofLouisiana."
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     Henry Clay Warmoth (1842-1931) — also known asHenry C. Warmoth — of Lawrence,PlaqueminesParish, La.Born in McLeansboro,HamiltonCounty, Ill.,May 9,1842.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1868,1880,1888,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1900,1908,1912;Governorof Louisiana, 1868-72;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1888-92.Episcopalian.Impeachedas Governor in 1872 during election contest over successor.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September30, 1931 (age89 years, 144days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:HenryClay
     Relatives: Married,May 30,1877, to Sally Durand.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle
     Robert Charles Davey (1853-1908) — also known asRobert C. Davey — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October22, 1853.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate senate, 1879, 1884, 1892; recorder's court judge inLouisiana, 1880-88; candidate formayorof New Orleans, La., 1888; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Louisiana,1888(member,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1893-95, 1897-1908;died in office 1908.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December26, 1908 (age55 years, 65days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Michael Hahn (1830-1886) — of Louisiana. Born in Bavaria,Germany,November24, 1830.U.S.Representative from Louisiana, 1862-63, 1885-86 (at-large1862-63, 2nd District 1885-86); died in office 1886;Governor ofLouisiana; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1872-76;Speaker ofthe Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1875; districtjudge in Louisiana 26th District, 1879-85.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,March15, 1886 (age55 years, 111days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     Rufus Edward Foster (1871-1942) — also known asRufus E. Foster — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inMathewsCounty, Va.,May 22,1871.Republican.U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1907-09; delegateto Republican National Convention from Louisiana,1908;U.S.District Judge for Louisiana, 1909;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1925.Member,Order ofthe Coif.DiedAugust23, 1942 (age71 years, 93days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.P. B. S. PinchbackPinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (1837-1921) — also known asP. B. S. Pinchback — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inMaconCounty, Ga.,May 10,1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1868, 1879;delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,1868,1884,1888;member ofLouisianastate senate, 1868-71;LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1871-72;Governor ofLouisiana, 1872-73.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,December21, 1921 (age84 years, 225days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier
     Image source: New York PublicLibrary
     Paul Herbert Maloney (1876-1967) — also known asPaul H. Maloney — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February14, 1876.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1914-16; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Louisiana,1924,1928,1936;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1931-40, 1943-47;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1941.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March26, 1967 (age91 years, 40days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     James O'Connor (1870-1941) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April 4,1870.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1913; memberofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1900-12; criminal court judge inLouisiana, 1918-19;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1919-31.Died in Covington,St. TammanyParish, La.,January7, 1941 (age70 years, 278days).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married1903 toFlorence Bland.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Thomas Jenkins Semmes (1824-1899) — also known asThomas J. Semmes — of Louisiana. Born in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,December16, 1824.U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1857-59; memberof Louisiana state legislature, 1850;Louisianastate attorney general, 1860;delegateto Louisiana secession convention, 1861;Senatorfrom Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 23,1899 (age74 years, 189days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery. Adolph Meyer (1842-1908) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.,October19, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;cotton andsugarplanter;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1891-1908; died inoffice 1908.Jewish.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March 8,1908 (age65 years, 141days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother-in-law ofBenjaminFranklin Jonas.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Theodore Stark Wilkinson (1847-1921) — also known asTheodore S. Wilkinson — ofPlaqueminesParish, La.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inPlaqueminesParish, La.,December18, 1847.Democrat.Sugar caneplanter;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1887-91;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1893-98;candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1912(HonoraryVice-President),1916(alternate).Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February1, 1921 (age73 years, 45days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Biddle Wilkinson and Josephine Osborne (Stark) Wilkinson;married to Pauline Gilmer Spyker.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Alcée Louis La Branche (1806-1861) — of Louisiana. Born near New Orleans (unknownparish), La.,1806.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1831; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toTexas Republic, 1837-40;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1843-45.Slaveowner. DiedAugust17, 1861 (ageabout 55years).Original interment atRedChurch Cemetery, St. Charles Parish, La.; reinterment at MetairieCemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary
     Louis Henry Burns (1878-1928) — also known asLouis H. Burns — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 11,1878.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1921-25;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1925-28;died in office 1928.DiedJune 9,1928 (age50 years, 29days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery. Joachim Octave Fernandez (1896-1978) — also known asJoachim O. Fernandez — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August14, 1896.Democrat.Delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1924-28; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1928-30;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1931-41; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1936;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Catholic.Hispanicancestry. Member,AmericanLegion.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August8, 1978 (age81 years, 359days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Octave Gonzales Fernandez and Mary (Benson) Fernandez; married,June 3,1920, to Viola Murray.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Algernon Sidney Badger (1839-1905) — also known asAlgernon S. Badger — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October28, 1839.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;superintendent, New Orleans MetropolitanPolice,1870; postmaster atNewOrleans, La., 1878-79;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1879-85;delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,1880.Episcopalian.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 9,1905 (age65 years, 193days).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:AlgernonSidney
     Relatives: Son of John Beighton Badgerand Sarah Payne (Sprague) Badger; married,April30, 1872, to Elizabeth Florence Parmele; married,September9, 1882, to Olivia Blanche Blineau.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Matthew Diamond Lagan (1829-1901) — also known asMatthew D. Lagan — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inIreland,June20, 1829.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1887-89, 1891-93.DiedApril 8,1901 (age71 years, 292days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     James Zacharie Spearing (1864-1942) — also known asJ. Zach Spearing — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Alto,CherokeeCounty, Tex.,April23, 1864.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1912(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1916;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1924-31.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November2, 1942 (age78 years, 193days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Edward James Boyle, Sr. (1913-2002) — also known asEdward J. Boyle — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Gretna,JeffersonParish, La.,October11, 1913.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1966-81;took senior status 1981.Died, in MemorialMedicalCenter, New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 24,2002 (age88 years, 286days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsofederaljudicial profile —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Emile LaSére (1802-1882) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Santo Domingo (nowDominicanRepublic),1802.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1846-51; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Louisiana,1860;major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. DiedAugust14, 1882 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Charles Jacques Villeré (c.1828-1899) — of Louisiana. Born inSt. BernardParish, La., about 1828.Delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1852; member ofLouisiana state legislature, 1854; Presidential Elector forLouisiana,1856;candidate forU.S.Representative from Louisiana, 1860; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;Representativefrom Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died inJeffersonParish, La.,January7, 1899 (ageabout 71years).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery. Samuel Louis Gilmore (1859-1910) — also known asSamuel L. Gilmore — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 30,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1908;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1909-10; died inoffice 1910.Died in Abita Springs,St. TammanyParish, La.,July 18,1910 (age50 years, 353days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Theodore Gaillard Hunt (1805-1893) — also known asTheodore G. Hunt — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October23, 1805.Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1837;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1853-55; state courtjudge in Louisiana, 1859.Slaveowner. DiedNovember15, 1893 (age88 years, 23days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Hunt and Louisa (Gaillard) Hunt; nephew ofJohnGaillard; uncle ofCarletonHunt; first cousin twice removed ofThomasPorcher Stoney; second cousin ofPeterCharles Gaillard,PeterGaillard Snowden,FranklinGaillard andHenryAugustus Gaillard; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnPalmer Gaillard Jr..
     Political family:Gaillardfamily of Charleston, South Carolina.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Hamilton Dudley Coleman (1845-1926) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 12,1845.Republican.U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1889-91.Died in Biloxi,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,March16, 1926 (age80 years, 308days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Nathaniel Dick Wallace (1845-1894) — of Louisiana. Born in Tennessee,1845.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1886-87.Died in1894(ageabout49 years).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Anthony J. R. Landauer (1841-1902) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.BornOctober5, 1841.Consulfor Belgium inNewOrleans, La., 1881-1902.DiedNovember3, 1902 (age61 years, 29days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     John Walker Phillips (1848-1937) — also known asJohn W. Phillips — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,February22, 1848.Importer;druggist;HonoraryConsul for Japan inNewOrleans, La., 1897-1921.Jewish. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October29, 1937 (age89 years, 249days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofPhilipPhillips and Eugenia (Levy) Phillips; married to EleanorJonas.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Edward Caffery (1889-1982) — of Franklin,St. MaryParish, La.Born in Franklin,St. MaryParish, La.,February14, 1889.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. ViceConsul inBucharest, 1921-24; U.S. Consul inBucharest, 1924-25;Havana, 1925-27;San Jose, 1927-31;Niagara Falls, 1931-40; major in the U.S. Army during World WarII.Presbyterian.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August16, 1982 (age93 years, 183days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofDonelsonCaffery and Bethia Celestine (Richardson) Caffery; brother ofJohnMurphy Caffery; married,April21, 1920, to Daphne Winchester Gillis; uncle ofPatrickThomson Caffery; grandson ofFrancisDuBose Richardson; first cousin twice removed ofAndrewJackson Donelson; second cousin ofCharlesDuval Caffery; second cousin once removed ofJeffersonCaffery.
     Political family:Cafferyfamily of Franklin, Louisiana (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Franz Hindermann (1857-1917) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Basel,Switzerland,April16, 1857.Consulfor Austria-Hungary inNewOrleans, La., 1896-1905.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December26, 1917 (age60 years, 254days).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Johann Franz Hindermann and Elizabeth (Hauser) Hindermann;married,May 16,1888, to Anna Aldige.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Juan Argote (1878-1932) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in San Sebastian,Spain,March30, 1878.Importerand exporter;HonoraryConsul for Venezuela inNewOrleans, La., 1912-17.Died in Louisiana,March 5,1932 (age53 years, 341days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,December12, 1906, to Ida Thomas.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     David Arthur Lines (1860-1942) — also known asD. A. Lines — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Illinois,January29, 1860.Republican.Physician;delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,1912,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1924;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1922-26;LouisianaRepublican state chair, 1925.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August21, 1942 (age82 years, 204days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof David Millard Lines and Phoebe Ann (Bauder) Lines.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     James Schatzell Zacharie (1844-1906) — also known asJames S. Zacharie — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January17, 1844.Consulfor Chile inNewOrleans, La., 1898-99.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February12, 1906 (age62 years, 26days).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James Waters Zacharie and Caroline (Deare)Zacharie.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Walter Frederick Jahncke (1880-1947) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August27, 1880.Buildingsupplies business; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1910-12;HonoraryVice-Consul for Norway inNewOrleans, La., 1935;HonoraryConsul for Norway inNewOrleans, La., 1947.Germanancestry.Died near Covington,St. TammanyParish, La.,July 21,1947 (age66 years, 328days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Frederick 'Fritz' Jahncke and Margaret (Lee) Jahncke; brother ofErnestLee Jahncke; married,January2, 1906, to Emily Malvina Kenig Grant.
     Political family:Jahncke-Stantonfamily of New Orleans, Louisiana.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Ernest Lee Jahncke (1877-1960) — also known as"Commodore" — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October13, 1877.Republican.Engineer;president, JahnckeDryDocks, New Orleans; U.S. assistant secretary of the Navy,1929-33; named a Commodore in 1931, and a Rear Admiral in the navalreserve in 1955; delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1932,1936(alternate).Episcopalian.Germanancestry. Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Expelledfrom the International Olympic Committee in July 1936 after taking astrongstand against the Nazi-organized Berlin Games.Died in Pass Christian,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,November16, 1960 (age83 years, 34days).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Frederick 'Fritz' Jahncke and Margaret (Lee) Jahncke; brother ofWalterFrederick Jahncke; married,June 1,1907, to Cora Van Voorhis 'Mimi' Stanton (granddaughter ofEdwinMcMasters Stanton).
     Political family:Jahncke-Stantonfamily of New Orleans, Louisiana.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Nicholas G. Carbajal (b. 1877) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November7, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate senate, 1950.Entombed in mausoleum at Metairie Cemetery. Louis William Oscar Janssen (c.1866-1948) — also known asLouis W. O. Janssen;WillieJanssen —of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born about 1866. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1936.DiedMay 20,1948 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Metairie Cemetery. Joseph Aloysius O'Hara (1869-1948) — also known asJoseph A. O'Hara — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January25, 1869.Democrat.Physician;Orleans Parish Coroner, 1908-24 president, Louisiana state board ofhealth, 1928-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1936.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died, atHotelDieu, New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February25, 1948 (age79 years, 31days).Interment at Metairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph O'Hara and Annie G. O'Hara; married to Mary TheresaCosgrove; father ofWilliamJoseph O'Hara.
     Frederick Julius Heintz II (1884-1958) — also known asFrederick J. Heintz II;BudHeintz —of Covington,St.Tammany Parish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November14, 1884.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1913;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1940.Member,Freemasons.Died in Covington,St. TammanyParish, La.,April12, 1958 (age73 years, 149days).Entombed at Metairie Cemetery.Politicians formerlyburied here:Jefferson DavisJefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) — also known asJefferson Davis — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, Miss.;WarrenCounty, Miss.Born in alogcabin, Fairview, Christian County (nowToddCounty), Ky.,June 3,1808.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate forMississippistate house of representatives, 1843; Presidential Elector forMississippi,1844;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-46; served in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate forGovernor ofMississippi, 1851;U.S.Secretary of War, 1853-57;Presidentof the Confederacy, 1861-65.CapturedbyUnionforces in May 1865 andimprisonedwithout trial for about two years.Slaveowner. Died ofbronchitisandmalariain New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December6, 1889 (age81 years, 186days).Original interment at Metairie Cemetery; reinterment in 1893 atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument atMemorialAvenue, Richmond, Va.
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married,June 17,1835, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter ofZacharyTaylor andMargaretTaylor); married,February25, 1845, to Varina Howell (granddaughter ofRichardHowell); uncle of Mary Bradford (who marriedRichardBrodhead); granduncle ofJosephDavis Brodhead and Frances Eileen Hutt (who marriedThomasEdmund Dewey).
     Political families:Bowie-Taylor-Mackall-Johnsonfamily of Maryland;Taylor-Brodheadfamily of Easton, Pennsylvania;Dewey-Davisfamily of Owosso, Michigan (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cross-reference:JesseD. Bright —JohnH. Reagan —HoraceGreeley —SolomonCohen —GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelA. Roberts —WilliamT. Sutherlin —VictorVifquain —CharlesO'Conor
     Jeff DavisCounty, Ga.,Jefferson DavisParish, La.,Jefferson DavisCounty, Miss. andJeff DavisCounty, Tex. are named for him.
     The World War IILibertyshipSS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 atMobile,Alabama; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim.
     Other politicians named for him:J.Davis BrodheadJeffersonD. HostetterJeffersonD. BlountJeffersonDavis CarwileJeffersonD. HelmsJeffersonDavis WigginsJeffersonDavis Parris
     Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books by Jefferson Davis:TheRise and Fall of the Confederate Government(1881)
     Books about Jefferson Davis: William J.Cooper, Jr.,JeffersonDavis, American : A Biography — Varina Davis,JeffersonDavis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoirby His Wife — William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter DonaldKennedy,WasJefferson Davis Right? — Robert Penn Warren,JeffersonDavis Gets His Citizenship Back — Herman Hattaway &Richard E. Beringer,JeffersonDavis, Confederate President — Felicity Allen,JeffersonDavis: Unconquerable Heart — Clint Johnson,Pursuit:The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release ofConfederate President Jefferson Davis
     Image source: Frank Leslie'sIllustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861

    Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894) — also known asJubal A. Early;"The Terrapin fromFranklin";"Old Jube";"OldJubilee" —ofFranklinCounty, Va.;Lynchburg,Va.Born inFranklinCounty, Va.,November3, 1816.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1841-42; major in the U.S. Army duringthe Mexican War;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Franklin County, 1861;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; after theConfederatesurrender, fearingimprisonment,hefledthe country to Cuba, then Canada;pardonedin 1869 by PresidentAndrewJohnson.Felldown stairs at the LynchburgPostOffice, and died two weeks later, inLynchburg,Va.,March 2,1894 (age77 years, 119days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.; cenotaph at Metairie Cemetery;memorial monument atFortEarly, Lynchburg, Va.

     Relatives: SonofJoabEarly and Ruth (Hairston) Early.
     Jubal EarlyDrive,inWinchester,Virginia, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    St. LouisCemetery No. 1
    Bounded by Basin, St. Louis, Conti & Treme Sts.
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Founded 1789
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1975
    Jean Etienne de Boré (1740-1820) — also known asEtienne de Boré — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.BornDecember27, 1740.Mayorof New Orleans, La., 1803-04; appointed 1803; resigned 1804.Frenchancestry.DiedFebruary1, 1820 (age79 years, 36days).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.Louis Alfred Wiltz (1843-1881) — also known asLouis A. Wiltz — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January21, 1843.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1872-74;Speaker ofthe Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1875;LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana; elected 1876;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879;Governor ofLouisiana, 1880-81; died in office 1881.Died, oftuberculosis,October16, 1881 (age38 years, 268days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     Ernest N. Morial (1929-1989) — also known asDutch Morial — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.BornOctober9, 1929.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1968;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1978-86.Africanancestry.DiedDecember24, 1989 (age60 years, 76days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
     Relatives:Father ofMarcH. Morial.
     Epitaph: "Keep the DriveAlive."
     See alsoNNDBdossier
     Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny(1769-1829) —also known asPierre A. C. B. Derbigny — of Louisiana. Born inFrance,June30, 1769.Secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1820-28;Governor ofLouisiana, 1828-29; died in office 1829.Catholic.Member,Freemasons.Died, after beingthrownfrom ahorsedrawncarriage, in Gretna,JeffersonParish, La.,October6, 1829 (age60 years, 98days).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     Alexander Dimitry (1805-1883) — also known asTobias Guarneriius — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February7, 1805.Newspapereditor;collegeprofessor;linguist;as a young man, took part in severalduels;Louisianasuperintendent of public instruction, 1848-51; U.S. Minister toCosta Rica, 1859-61;Nicaragua, 1859-61.GreekandAlabamaIndian ancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January30, 1883 (age77 years, 357days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
     Relatives: Sonof Andrea Drussakis Dimitry and Marie Celeste (Dragon) Dimitry;married to Mary Powell Mills (daughter of Robert Mills); secondgreat-grandfather and great-granduncle ofDracosAlexander Dimitry Jr..
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
     Charles Joseph Dominique Bouligny (1773-1833) — also known asDominique Bouligny — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August22, 1773.Member ofOrleansTerritory House of Representatives, 1806;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1824-29.Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March 4,1833 (age59 years, 194days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
     Relatives: UncleofJohnEdward Bouligny.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Daniel Clark (c.1766-1813) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Sligo,Ireland,about 1766.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Orleans Territory, 1806-09.Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August16, 1813 (ageabout 47years).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Bernard deMarigny (1785-1868) — of Louisiana. Born in1785.Member ofOrleansterritorial legislature, 1810;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1812; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1822.Died in1868(ageabout83 years).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Andre J. Dumont (c.1844-1885) — of Algiers, New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La., about 1844.Republican. Owner of awhiskeydistillery;LouisianaRepublican state chair, 1877-85; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Louisiana,1880.AfricanandFrenchancestry.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 29,1885 (ageabout 41years).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Pearl Wight (1843-1920) — also known asAlbert Pearl Wight — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Penobscot,HancockCounty, Maine,March22, 1843.Republican.Shipchandler;wholesalegrocer; receiver, Texas and PacificRailway;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inNewOrleans, La., 1894-1904; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Louisiana,1908;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Louisiana, 1908.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 4,1920 (age77 years, 104days).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
     Relatives: Sonof Edward Wight and Theodosia (Wescott) Wight; brother-in-law ofThomasJ. Woodward; married,November19, 1867, to Helen Lauretta Ellems.
    Politicians formerlyburied here: William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817) — also known asWilliam C. C. Claiborne — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inSussexCounty, Va.,1775.Lawyer;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; state courtjudge in Tennessee, 1796;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1797-1801;Governorof Mississippi Territory, 1801-04;Governorof Orleans Territory, 1804-12;Governor ofLouisiana, 1812-16;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1817; died in office 1817.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Fought aduelwith Daniel Clark on June 8, 1807; he was wounded in the thigh.Died of aliverailment, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November23, 1817 (ageabout 42years).Originally entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1; re-entombed in 1872atMetairie Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Charles Cole Claiborne (1748-1809) and Mary (Leigh)Claiborne; brother ofFerdinandLeigh Claiborne andNathanielHerbert Claiborne; married to Clarissa Duralde, Suzette Bosqueand Elizabeth Lewis; uncle ofJohnFrancis Hamtramck Claiborne; second great-granduncle ofHerbertClaiborne Pell Jr. andCorinneClaiborne Boggs; third great-granduncle ofClaibornede Borda Pell,BarbaraBoggs Sigmund andThomasHale Boggs Jr.; first cousin once removed ofThomasClaiborne (1749-1812); second cousin ofJohnClaiborne andThomasClaiborne (1780-1856); third cousin thrice removed ofAndrewFuller Fox.
     Political families:Claiborne#1 family of Louisiana and Virginia;Claiborne#2 family of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Claiborne counties inLa.,Miss. andTenn. arenamed for him.
     Epitaph: "Cara patria, carior libertas;ubi est libertas, ibi mea patria." [Dear my country, dearerliberty; where liberty is, there is my country.]
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) — of Texas. Born in Washington,MasonCounty, Ky.,February2, 1803.Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; served in theTexas Army during the Texas War of Independence; wounded in aduelwith Texas Gen. Felix Huston, Februay 7, 1837;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1838-40; general in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Shotandkilledwhile leading his forces at the Battle of Shiloh,HardinCounty, Tenn.,April 6,1862 (age59 years, 63days). He was the highest-ranking officer on either side killedduring the war.Original interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1; reinterment in 1867atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; statue atSouthMall, University of Texas, Austin, Tex.
     Relatives: Sonof Dr. John Johnston and Abigail (Harris) Johnston; half-brother ofJosiahStoddard Johnston; married1829 toHenrietta Preston (sister ofWilliamPreston); married1843 to ElizaGriffin; grandfather of Henrietta Preston Johnston (who marriedHenrySt. George Tucker).
     Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Other politicians named for him:AlbertS. J. LehrA.S. J. Carnahan
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial


    St. LouisCemetery No. 2
    Claiborne Street
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Founded 1824
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1975
    Charles Genois (c.1793-1866) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born about 1793. Whig.Mayorof New Orleans, La., 1838-40.DiedAugust30, 1866 (ageabout 73years).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.Paul Capdevielle (1844-1922) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,1844.Democrat.Insuranceexecutive;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1900-04.Died in Bay St. Louis,HancockCounty, Miss.,1922(ageabout78 years).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.Pierre Soulé (1801-1870) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inFrance,August28, 1801.Member ofLouisianastate senate, 1845;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1847, 1849-53; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1853-55; general in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March26, 1870 (age68 years, 210days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary
     Jacques Philippe Villere (1761-1830) — of Louisiana. Born in Louisiana,April28, 1761.Sugarcaneplanter;Governor ofLouisiana, 1816-20; defeated, 1824.Catholic.Slaveowner. Died in Conseil Plantation,St. BernardParish, La.,March 7,1830 (age68 years, 313days).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
     Relatives:Married,August18, 1784, to Jeanne Henriette de Fazende.
     The World War IILibertyshipSS Jacques Phillippe Villere (built 1944 atNewOrleans, Louisiana; redesignated asUSS Basilan; scrapped1972) was originallynamed forhim.
     Epitaph: "Cette Tombe Renferme Aussiles Restes / Du Vertueux Villere / L'estime de sesConcitoyens fit sa Gloire / L'Union de sa Famille Son BonBonheur." [This tomb also contains the remains / fromVirtuous Villers / The esteem of his fellow citizens made hisglory]
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) — also known asRobert C. Nicholas — of Donaldsonville,AscensionParish, La.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,January10, 1787.Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;sugar caneplanter;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1836-41;secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1845; Louisiana Superintendent ofEducation, 1849-53.Slaveowner. Died inTerrebonneParish, La.,December24, 1857 (age70 years, 348days).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
     Relatives: SonofGeorgeNicholas and Mary (Smith) Nicholas; brother of Henrietta MorrisonNicholas (who marriedRichardHawes); married to Susan Adelaide Vinson; nephew ofWilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; grandson ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780); granduncle ofHarryBartow Hawes; first cousin ofPeytonRandolph; first cousin once removed ofPeterMyndert Dox andEdmundRandolph; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791),WilliamFitzhugh andEdmundRandolph Cocke; first cousin thrice removed ofFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin once removed ofCarterBassett Harrison,WilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841),ThomasMarshall andJamesKeith Marshall; third cousin ofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878); third cousin once removed ofBurwellBassett,CarterHenry Harrison,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin twice removed ofConnallyFindlay Trigg,RussellBenjamin Harrison,CarterHenry Harrison II,RichardEvelyn Byrd andWilliamWelby Beverley; third cousin thrice removed ofHarryFlood Byrd andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); fourth cousin once removed ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr..
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Armand Julie Beauvais (1783-1843) — of Louisiana. Born inPointeCoupee Parish, La.,September6, 1783.Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1810; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1820;Governor ofLouisiana, 1829-30.Catholic.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November18, 1843 (age60 years, 73days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     Robert Brown Elliott (1842-1884) — also known asR. B. Elliott — ofEdgefieldCounty, S.C.;BarnwellCounty, S.C.; Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inEngland,August11, 1842.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from EdgefieldCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1868-70, 1874-76(Barnwell County 1868-70, Aiken County 1874-76); delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Carolina,1868(alternate),1872,1880;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1871-74;resigned 1874;SouthCarolina Republican state chair, 1876; candidate forSouthCarolina state attorney general, 1876.Africanancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August9, 1884 (age41 years, 364days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Carleton Hunt (1836-1921) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January1, 1836.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1883-85.DiedAugust14, 1921 (age85 years, 225days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
     Relatives:Nephew ofTheodoreGaillard Hunt.
     Political family:Gaillardfamily of Charleston, South Carolina.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Alexander Pujol — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1908,1912,1916,1920.Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.

    St. LouisCemetery No. 3
    3421 Esplanade Avenue
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Founded 1854
    Edward Pilsbury (1821-1882) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Eastport,WashingtonCounty, Maine,August15, 1821.Mayorof New Orleans, La., 1876-78.Member,OddFellows.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August10, 1882 (age60 years, 360days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofTimothyPilsbury.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Albert Estopinal (1845-1919) — of Louisiana. Born inSt. BernardParish, La.,January30, 1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1876;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1880-1900;LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1900-04;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1908-19; died inoffice 1919; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Louisiana,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April28, 1919 (age74 years, 88days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Rene Anthony Adams Viosca (1890-1973) — also known asRene A. Viosca — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November14, 1890.U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1933-34, 1941;justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1959-60.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September16, 1973 (age82 years, 306days).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
     Relatives: Sonof Wilhelmina Adriana (Bischoff) Viosca and Paul Percy Viosca;married,September14, 1915, to Gladys Marie Arnoult.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles Edmund Nash (1844-1913) — of Washington,St. LandryParish, La.Born in Opelousas,St. LandryParish, La.,May 23,1844.Republican.Bricklayer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1875-77;postmaster.Africanancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 21,1913 (age69 years, 29days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Walter Louis Cohen (1860-1930) — also known asWalter L. Cohen — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January22, 1860.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1896,1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924,1928;lifeinsurance business.Catholic.AfricanandJewishancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December29, 1930 (age70 years, 341days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
     Relatives: Sonof Bernard Cohen and Amelia (Bingaman) Cohen; married,February28, 1882, to Williamina Seldon.
     Cohen College PrepHighSchool, inNewOrleans, Louisiana, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Oscar R. Lanng (1843-1915) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inDenmark,1843.Physician;oculist;Consulfor Denmark inNewOrleans, La., 1893-99.Danishancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February20, 1915 (ageabout 71years).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Louis Emmanuel Dittmann (1859-1943) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 30,1859.Bookkeeperfor the familycoffeeimportingbusiness;CommercialAgent (Consul) for Brazil inNewOrleans, La., 1901-07.Catholic.Frenchancestry.Suffered afall,fractured his hip, and died three weeks later, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March15, 1943 (age83 years, 228days).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
     Relatives: Sonof Henri T. Dittmann and Marie Aimee (Thibodeaux) Dittmann; brotherofCharlesSamuel Dittmann; married,October8, 1881, to Emilie Rose Delmas.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Edouard Hernández (1839-1914) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October2, 1839.Vice-Consulfor Honduras inNewOrleans, La., 1885-96, 1899-1904;Vice-Consulfor Central America inNewOrleans, La., 1897-98;Vice-Consulfor Nicaragua inNewOrleans, La., 1899.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April 3,1914 (age74 years, 183days).Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles Samuel Dittmann (1848-1920) — also known asCharles Dittmann — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Convent,St. JamesParish, La.,July 12,1848.Coffeeimporter;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inNewOrleans, La., 1898-1907.Catholic.Frenchancestry. Member,Elks.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April 3,1920 (age71 years, 266days).Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
     Relatives: Sonof Henri T. Dittmann and Marie Aimee (Thibodeaux) Dittmann; brotherofLouisEmmanuel Dittmann; married1872 to MarieBlanche Torregrossa.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    St. Vincent dePaul Cemetery
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Louis St. Martin (1820-1893) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born inSt. CharlesParish, La.,May 17,1820.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1840, 1846-50; register of theU.S. Land Office for southeastern Louisiana, 1846-49;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1851-53, 1885-87;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1852,1868,1876.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February9, 1893 (age72 years, 268days).Interment at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial


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