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Politicians in Importing and Exporting in Louisiana

Juan Argote (1878-1932) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in San Sebastian, Spain, March 30, 1878. Importer and exporter; Honorary Consul for Venezuela in New Orleans, La., 1912-17. Died in Louisiana, March 5, 1932 (age 53 years, 341 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Married, December 12, 1906, to Ida Thomas.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward Austin Burke (1839-1928) — also known as Edward A. Burke; Edward A. Burk — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 13, 1839. Democrat. Telegraph operator; railroad superintendent; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; importer and exporter; railway freight agent; newspaper editor; Louisiana state treasurer, 1878-88; engaged in a pistol duel with Henry J. Hearsey on January 25, 1880; neither man was injured; in 1882, he was wounded in a duel with C. Harrison Parker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1884; in 1889, his successor as state treasurer, William Henry Pipes, discovered discrepancies in state funds, and accused Burke of embezzlement; he was subsequently indicted by a grand jury; Burke, then in London, chose not to return to Louisiana, and instead fled to Honduras, and remained in Central America for the rest of his life. Irish ancestry. Died, in the Hotel Ritz, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, September 24, 1928 (age 89 years, 11 days). Interment somewhere in Yuscarán, Honduras.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Samuel Dittmann (1848-1920) — also known as Charles Dittmann — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Convent, St. James Parish, La., July 12, 1848. Coffee importer; Vice-Consul for Brazil in New Orleans, La., 1898-1907. Catholic. French ancestry. Member, Elks. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., April 3, 1920 (age 71 years, 266 days). Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Son of Henri T. Dittmann and Marie Aimee (Thibodeaux) Dittmann; brother of Louis Emmanuel Dittmann; married 1872 to Marie Blanche Torregrossa.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Louis Emmanuel Dittmann (1859-1943) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 30, 1859. Bookkeeper for the family coffee importing business; Commercial Agent (Consul) for Brazil in New Orleans, La., 1901-07. Catholic. French ancestry. Suffered a fall, fractured his hip, and died three weeks later, in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., March 15, 1943 (age 83 years, 228 days). Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Son of Henri T. Dittmann and Marie Aimee (Thibodeaux) Dittmann; brother of Charles Samuel Dittmann; married, October 8, 1881, to Emilie Rose Delmas.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Walker Phillips (1848-1937) — also known as John W. Phillips — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., February 22, 1848. Importer; druggist; Honorary Consul for Japan in New Orleans, La., 1897-1921. Jewish. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., October 29, 1937 (age 89 years, 249 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.   Relatives: Son of Philip Phillips and Eugenia (Levy) Phillips; married to Eleanor Jonas.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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