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William James Behan (1840-1928) —
also known as William J. Behan —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; White Castle, Iberville
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
25, 1840.
Republican. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; sugar planter;
merchant; manufacturer;
grocery
business; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1882-84; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1896,
1900,
1908;
Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1900-12; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1904; postmaster at New
Orleans, La., 1909-11.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died, from a heart
attack, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 4,
1928 (age 87 years, 222
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Etienne Joseph Caire (1868-1955) —
also known as Etienne J. Caire —
of Edgard, St. John
the Baptist Parish, La.
Born in Edgard, St. John
the Baptist Parish, La., September
17, 1868.
Republican. Merchant; pharmacist;
sugar
cane planter; banker;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1928.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Edgard, St. John
the Baptist Parish, La., July 16,
1955 (age 86 years, 302
days).
Entombed at St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Edgard, La.
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Chester Bidwell Darrall (1842-1908) —
also known as Chester B. Darrall —
of Brashear (now Morgan City), St. Mary
Parish, La.; Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La.
Born near Addison, Somerset
County, Pa., June 24,
1842.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; planter;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1869-79, 1881-83;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1888.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1908 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Jean Noel de Beaupré Destréhan
(1754-1823) —
also known as Jean Noel Destréhan —
of Louisiana.
Born in St. Charles
Parish, La., 1754.
Merchant; planter; member
Orleans territorial council, 1806-11; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1811; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1811-12; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1812-17.
Slaveowner.
Died in St. Charles
Parish, La., 1823
(age about
69 years).
Interment at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Cemetery, Destrehan, La.
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Charles LeBaron (1804-1881) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
13, 1804.
Merchant; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1840-41.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
4, 1881 (age 76 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Mather (c.1750-1821) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Coupland, Northumberland, England,
about 1750.
Merchant; member
Orleans territorial council, 1804, 1806; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1807-12; appointed 1807; resigned 1812.
Died in St. James
Parish, La., 1821
(age about
71 years).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Convent, La.
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David M. Pipes (born c.1870) —
of Jackson, East
Feliciana Parish, La.
Born about 1870.
Merchant; planter;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1910; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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James Pitot (1761-1831) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Normandy, France,
1761.
Merchant; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1804-05; appointed 1804; resigned 1805;
defeated, 1812.
French
ancestry.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., November
4, 1831 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George H. Proffit (1807-1847) —
of Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
7, 1807.
Merchant; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1836-39; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1839-43; U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1843-44.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
7, 1847 (age 40 years, 0
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
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Edward Clemens Wade (1830-1911) —
also known as Edward C. Wade —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Whitfield
County, Ga., August
25, 1830.
Republican. Merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Georgia, 1876,
1880;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd Georgia District, 1879.
Died in Jefferson
Parish, La., April 5,
1911 (age 80 years, 223
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Barthenia (Middlebrooks) Wade and Jesse Perkins Wade; married to
Sarah Elizabeth Erwin. |
| | | Personal motto: "The Wade who never
seceded." |
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memorial |
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