Donelson Caffery

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Donelson Caffery

Donelson Caffery (born September 10, 1835 in Franklin , St. Mary Parish , Louisiana , †  December 30, 1906 in New Orleans , Louisiana) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Louisiana in the US Senate .

Donelson Caffery first attended a private school in his hometown of Franklin, then St. Mary's College in Baltimore ( Maryland ) and finally Louisiana University in New Orleans. He studied law , but interrupted his legal training to take part in the civil war as a soldier in the Confederate Army . In the 13th Regiment from Louisiana he rose to lieutenant .

After the war ended, Caffery was initially employed by a court as a civil servant before he was admitted to the bar in 1867 and began practicing in Franklin. He also ran a sugar plantation. He held his first public office in 1879 as a delegate to the constitutional convention of his state. From 1892 to 1893 he was a member of the Louisiana Senate .

When US Senator Randall L. Gibson died in December 1892, Donelson Caffery was named his successor. He took his seat in Washington, DC on December 31, 1892 and remained there after re-election in 1894 until March 3, 1901; he did not run for a further legislative term. During this time he was chairman of the Committee on Enrolled Bills and the Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia .

During his tenure as Senator, Caffery was nominated by the National Prohibition Party , a short-lived split from the Prohibition Party , as its candidate for the 1900 presidential election. However, he apparently decided not to take part in the election; his name does not appear on any ballot papers. After retiring from Congress , Caffery returned to practice and died in New Orleans in 1906. His grandson Patrick T. Caffery was an MP from Louisiana in the United States House from 1969 to 1973 .

Web links

  • Donelson Caffery in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Caffery, Donelson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH Franklin , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 1906
Place of death New Orleans , Louisiana