United States Congressman from Louisiana, 1846-1851

Major 10th Louisiana Infantry, Confederate States of America

Chief Quartermaster, Trans-Mississippi Department, Confederate States Army

(1802-82) He was born on the island of Santo Domingo, in 1802, and moved with his parents to New Orleans, La., about 1805. Elected sheriff of the Parish of New Orleans in 1840, he served in this position for several years. He was a U.S. Congressman from 1846 to 1851, serving as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department. During the War Between the States, he fought in the Confederate Army, as major of the 10th Louisiana Infantry. Afterwards he served as the Chief Quartermaster of the Trans-Mississippi Department. He was chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee for more than fifteen years. Served as president of the Tehuantepec Railroad Co., in Mexico. He was interred in the Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, in 1882. Among the notables buried here are Confederate Generals P.G.T. Beauregard, and John Bell Hood. Others include William C. C. Claiborne, the first Governor of Louisiana, and Mel Ott, Baseball Hall of Fame player from the New York Giants, (1926-47), and member of the 500 Home Run Club.

Signature with City: 6 x 1 3/4, in ink, Emile La Sere, New Orleans.