United States Congressman from Louisiana
Attorney General of Louisiana
(1809-66) Born in Attakapas, La., he attended the Norwich (Vermont) Military Academy, and later graduated from Harvard in 1829. He studied law; was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New Orleans, La., and St. Martinville, La., 1835-42. He was a member of the Louisiana State Senate, 1842-44. He served as United States Congressman, 1844-51, and was the chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848; served as Attorney General of Louisiana 1853-1855; and was appointed by President Franklin Pierce in 1856, as one of two special commissioners to New Granada to negotiate affairs concerning the transit of citizens, officers, soldiers, and seamen of the United States across the Isthmus of Panama.
Signature with State: 4 3/4 x 1, in ink, Isaac E. Morse, La. |