Charles Parlange

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Charles Parlange

Charles Parlange (born July 23, 1851 in New Orleans , Louisiana , †  February 4, 1907 there ) was an American lawyer and politician . In 1892 and 1893 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Louisiana; he later became a federal judge in the federal district court for the eastern district of Louisiana.

Career

Charles Parlange attended Centenary College in Jackson . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1873, he began to work in this profession at Pointe Coupee Parish . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1880 and 1885 he was a member of the Louisiana Senate . He was then from 1885 to 1889 federal prosecutor for the eastern part of his state. He then practiced again as a private lawyer.

In 1892, Parlange was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana alongside Murphy J. Foster . He held this office until his resignation in 1893. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. His resignation came after his appointment as associate judge on the Louisiana Supreme Court . On December 11, 1893, President Grover Cleveland appointed him to succeed Edward Coke Billings as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana . He held this post in New Orleans until his death on February 4, 1907.

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SURNAME Parlange, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH February 4, 1907
Place of death New Orleans , Louisiana