Henry S. Thibodaux

Henry Schuyler Thibodaux (born 1769 in Albany , province of New York , † October 24, 1827 in Thibodaux , Louisiana ) was an American politician and in 1824 governor of the state of Louisiana.

Early years and political advancement

The exact date of birth of Henry Thibodaux is unknown. After the early death of his parents, he grew up as an orphan with the family of General Philip Schuyler , who was to make a name for himself in the American Revolutionary War . He spent part of his youth in Scotland .

In 1794 he came to what is now Louisiana and settled in St. James Parish . He later moved to Lafourche Parish . In 1805 he was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives in the Orleans Territory for one term . In 1808 he became justice of the peace in Lafourche Parish. In 1812 he was a member of the Louisiana Constituent Assembly.

State Senator and Governor of Louisiana

After Louisiana joined the United States as a state in 1812, Thibodaux was elected to the Louisiana Senate as representative of his home district . He exercised this mandate until 1827, where he was speaker of this chamber from 1823 . After the resignation of Governor Thomas B. Robertson on November 15, 1824, it fell to him, in accordance with the state constitution of Louisiana, the task of ending his current term of office. That was pretty much exactly a month, in this case, until December 13, 1824, when the newly elected Governor Henry Johnson took office. Thereafter, Thibodaux resumed his seat in the state's Senate.

End of life

In 1827 he decided to run for governor himself. He died during the election campaign near the town of Thibodaux, which is named after him. Henry Thibodeaux was married twice and had a total of three children.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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SURNAME	Thibodaux, Henry S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Thibodaux, Henry Schuyler (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1769
PLACE OF BIRTH	Albany , New York
DATE OF DEATH	October 24, 1827
Place of death	Thibodaux , Louisiana