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district">at-large</a></span> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1821</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Robertson" title="Thomas B. Robertson">Thomas B. Robertson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Josiah_S._Johnston" title="Josiah S. Johnston">Josiah S. Johnston</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1785-04-14</span>)</span>April 14, 1785<br />near <a href="/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania" title="Carlisle, Pennsylvania">Carlisle, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 7, 1847<span style="display:none">(1847-08-07)</span> (aged 62)<br /><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">American</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Anne Madeline Ellis</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1813)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Thomas Butler<br />Sarah Jane Semple</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data">Politician, lawyer</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thomas Butler</b> (April 14, 1785 – August 7, 1847) was an American politician and lawyer who served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> from 1818 to 1821, representing the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's at-large congressional district">at-large congressional district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Butler_(Louisiana_politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Butler was born near <a href="/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania" title="Carlisle, Pennsylvania">Carlisle, Pennsylvania</a>, on April 14, 1785, to Thomas Butler and Sarah Jane Semple. He attended the common schools and received a college education in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Butler_(Louisiana_politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Butler studied law and was <a href="/wiki/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States" title="Admission to the bar in the United States">admitted to the bar</a>, after which he commenced practice in Pittsburgh. He moved to <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Territory" title="Mississippi Territory">Mississippi Territory</a> in 1807 and was admitted to the bar there the following year. </p><p>Butler became the <a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">captain</a> of a cavalry troop in the Mississippi Territory Militia in 1810. he purchased land in <a href="/wiki/Feliciana_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Feliciana Parish, Louisiana">Feliciana Parish, Louisiana</a>, settling there in 1811. </p><p>Butler was appointed parish judge on December 14, 1812. He was subsequently appointed judge of the third district by <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Louisiana" title="List of governors of Louisiana">Louisiana governor</a> <a href="/wiki/William_C._C._Claiborne" title="William C. C. Claiborne">William C. C. Claiborne</a> on March 4, 1813. </p><p>Butler was elected as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican Party</a> to the <a href="/wiki/15th_United_States_Congress" title="15th United States Congress">15th United States Congress</a> to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Robertson" title="Thomas B. Robertson">Thomas B. Robertson</a>. He was subsequently elected to a full term in the <a href="/wiki/16th_United_States_Congress" title="16th United States Congress">16th United States Congress</a>. </p><p>Butler's time in office began on November 16, 1818, and concluded on March 3, 1821. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1820. </p><p>Following his tenure in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, Butler was appointed special judge of the third judicial district in 1822 and 1840. He became affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig Party</a>, then the <a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">American Party</a>. </p><p>Butler ran as a candidate in the <a href="/wiki/1824_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1824 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1824 Louisiana gubernatorial election</a>. He came in last, receiving less than 3% of the vote. Butler also ran as a candidate in the <a href="/wiki/1828_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1828 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1828 Louisiana gubernatorial election</a>, placing second and receiving over 21% of the popular vote. </p><p>Due to ill health, Butler declined to be a candidate for Congress in 1844. He instead became the owner of sugar and cotton plantations, as well as president of the Board of Trustees of Louisiana College, located in <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Louisiana" title="Jackson, Louisiana">Jackson, Louisiana</a>. Additionally, Butler was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Historical_Society" title="Louisiana Historical Society">Louisiana Historical Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LSU_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LSU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Butler_(Louisiana_politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Butler married Anne Madeline Ellis in 1813. They had eight children together.<sup id="cite_ref-LSU_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LSU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Butler was a slaveowner. </p><p>Butler died in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, on August 7, 1847. He was interred on his plantation, "The Cottage", located near <a href="/wiki/St._Francisville,_Louisiana" title="St. Francisville, Louisiana">St. Francisville, Louisiana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Butler_(Louisiana_politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1824">1824</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Butler_(Louisiana_politician)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1824"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1824_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1824 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1824 Louisiana gubernatorial election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#008000;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_S._Johnson" title="Henry S. Johnson">Henry S. Johnson</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,846 </td> <td style="text-align:right">43.64 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#008000;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jacques_Viller%C3%A9" title="Jacques Villeré">Jacques Villeré</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,831 </td> <td style="text-align:right">28.07 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#008000;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bernard_de_Marigny" title="Bernard de Marigny">Bernard de Marigny</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,427 </td> <td style="text-align:right">21.87 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Philemon_Thomas" title="Philemon Thomas">Philemon Thomas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">236 </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.62 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#008000;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Thomas Butler </td> <td style="text-align:right">184 </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.82 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>6,542 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #008000;"> </td> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1828">1828</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Butler_(Louisiana_politician)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1828"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/1828_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1828 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1828 Louisiana gubernatorial election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#FFE6B0;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Party" title="National Republican Party">National Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Derbigny" title="Pierre Derbigny">Pierre Derbigny</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,372 </td> <td style="text-align:right">46.31 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#FFE6B0;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Party" title="National Republican Party">National Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Thomas Butler </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,562 </td> <td style="text-align:right">21.46 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bernard_de_Marigny" title="Bernard de Marigny">Bernard de Marigny</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,196 </td> <td style="text-align:right">16.43 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Philemon_Thomas" title="Philemon Thomas">Philemon Thomas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,151 </td> <td style="text-align:right">15.81 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>7,281 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FFE6B0;"> </td> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Party" title="National Republican Party">National Republican</a> <b>gain</b> from <a 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Robertson">Thomas B. Robertson</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Louisiana" title="List of United States representatives from Louisiana">U.S. House of Representatives</a> <br />from <span data-sort-value="LouisianaAL !"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's at-large congressional district">Louisiana's at-large congressional district</a></span> </b><br />1818–1821 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Josiah_S._Johnston" title="Josiah S. Johnston">Josiah S. 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Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_D._White_Sr." title="Edward D. White Sr.">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Johnson_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician)">H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_D._White_Sr." title="Edward D. White Sr.">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Slidell" title="John Slidell">Slidell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emile_La_S%C3%A9re" title="Emile La Sére">La Sére</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_St._Martin" title="Louis St. Martin">St. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Dunbar_(politician)" title="William Dunbar (politician)">Dunbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Eustis_Jr." title="George Eustis Jr.">Eustis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Edward_Bouligny" title="John Edward Bouligny">Bouligny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Hale_Sypher" title="J. Hale Sypher">Sypher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effingham_Lawrence" title="Effingham Lawrence">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_L._Gibson" title="Randall L. Gibson">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carleton_Hunt" title="Carleton Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_St._Martin" title="Louis St. Martin">St. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_S._Wilkinson_(politician)" title="Theodore S. Wilkinson (politician)">Wilkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adolph_Meyer" title="Adolph Meyer">Meyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Estopinal" title="Albert Estopinal">Estopinal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_O%27Connor_(Louisiana_politician)" title="James O'Connor (Louisiana politician)">O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joachim_O._Fern%C3%A1ndez" title="Joachim O. Fernández">Fernández</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._Edward_H%C3%A9bert" title="F. Edward Hébert">Hébert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_A._Tonry" title="Richard A. Tonry">Tonry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Livingston" title="Bob Livingston">B. Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Vitter" title="David Vitter">Vitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jindal" title="Bobby Jindal">Jindal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Scalise" title="Steve Scalise">Scalise</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="10" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Seal_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives.svg/100px-Seal_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Seal_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Seal_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives.svg/200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1030" data-file-height="1030" /></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/100px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/150px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/200px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="7040" data-file-height="4556" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Louisiana02 !"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 2nd congressional district">2nd district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Gurley" title="Henry H. Gurley">Gurley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philemon_Thomas" title="Philemon Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleazer_W._Ripley" title="Eleazer W. Ripley">Ripley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_W._Chinn" title="Thomas W. Chinn">Chinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bennett_Dawson" title="John Bennett Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alc%C3%A9e_Louis_la_Branche" title="Alcée Louis la Branche">la Branche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bannon_G._Thibodeaux" title="Bannon G. Thibodeaux">Thibodeaux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Magill_Conrad" title="Charles Magill Conrad">Conrad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Bullard" title="Henry A. Bullard">Bullard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Aristide_Landry" title="Joseph Aristide Landry">J. A. Landry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_G._Hunt" title="Theodore G. Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Taylor_(politician)" title="Miles Taylor (politician)">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Mann_(1822%E2%80%931868)" title="James Mann (1822–1868)">Mann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Allen_Sheldon" title="Lionel Allen Sheldon">Sheldon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._John_Ellis" title="E. John Ellis">Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hahn" title="Michael Hahn">Hahn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_D._Wallace" title="Nathaniel D. Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_D._Lagan" title="Matthew D. Lagan">Lagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_D._Coleman" title="Hamilton D. Coleman">Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_D._Lagan" title="Matthew D. Lagan">Lagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Davey" title="Robert C. Davey">Davey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_F._Buck" title="Charles F. Buck">Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Davey" title="Robert C. Davey">Davey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Gilmore" title="Samuel L. Gilmore">Gilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Garland_Dupr%C3%A9" title="H. Garland Dupré">Dupré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Z._Spearing" title="James Z. Spearing">Spearing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_H._Maloney" title="Paul H. Maloney">Maloney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hale_Boggs" title="Hale Boggs">H. Boggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_H._Maloney" title="Paul H. Maloney">Maloney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hale_Boggs" title="Hale Boggs">H. Boggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindy_Boggs" title="Lindy Boggs">L. Boggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Jefferson_(politician)" title="William Jefferson (politician)">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Cao" title="Joseph Cao">Cao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Richmond" title="Cedric Richmond">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Carter_(politician)" title="Troy Carter (politician)">Carter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Louisiana03 !"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 3rd congressional district">3rd district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_L._Brent" title="William L. Brent">Brent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Hampden_Overton" title="Walter Hampden Overton">Overton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Bullard" title="Henry A. Bullard">Bullard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Garland" title="Rice Garland">Garland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Moore_(Louisiana_politician)" title="John Moore (Louisiana politician)">J. Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bennett_Dawson" title="John Bennett Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Harmanson" title="John H. Harmanson">Harmanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_G._Penn" title="Alexander G. Penn">Penn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Perkins_Jr." title="John Perkins Jr.">Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_G._Davidson" title="Thomas G. Davidson">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Newsham" title="Joseph P. Newsham">Newsham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Bidwell_Darrall" title="Chester Bidwell Darrall">Darrall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Acklen" title="Joseph H. Acklen">Acklen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Bidwell_Darrall" title="Chester Bidwell Darrall">Darrall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Pitt_Kellogg" title="William Pitt Kellogg">Kellogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Gay_(politician,_born_1816)" title="Edward J. Gay (politician, born 1816)">Gay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Price_(politician)" title="Andrew Price (politician)">Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Broussard" title="Robert F. Broussard">Broussard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitmell_P._Martin" title="Whitmell P. Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numa_F._Montet" title="Numa F. Montet">Montet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Mouton" title="Robert L. Mouton">Mouton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_R._Domengeaux" title="James R. Domengeaux">Domengeaux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_E._Willis" title="Edwin E. Willis">Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_T._Caffery" title="Patrick T. Caffery">Caffery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Treen" title="Dave Treen">Treen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Tauzin" title="Billy Tauzin">Tauzin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Melan%C3%A7on" title="Charlie Melançon">Melançon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">J. M. Landry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Boustany" title="Charles Boustany">Boustany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_Higgins" title="Clay Higgins">Higgins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Louisiana04 !"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 4th congressional district">4th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Bossier" title="Pierre Bossier">Bossier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_E._Morse" title="Isaac E. Morse">Morse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Moore_(Louisiana_politician)" title="John Moore (Louisiana politician)">J. Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roland_Jones" title="Roland Jones">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Sandidge" title="John M. Sandidge">Sandidge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Landrum" title="John M. Landrum">Landrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Vidal" title="Michel Vidal">Vidal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Newsham" title="Joseph P. Newsham">Newsham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_McCleery" title="James McCleery">McCleery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Boarman" title="Alexander Boarman">Boarman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Luke_Smith" title="George Luke Smith">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Levy" title="William M. Levy">Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Barton_Elam" title="Joseph Barton Elam">Elam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_C._Blanchard" title="Newton C. Blanchard">Blanchard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Warren_Ogden" title="Henry Warren Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phanor_Breazeale" title="Phanor Breazeale">Breazeale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Watkins" title="John T. Watkins">Watkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_N._Sandlin" title="John N. Sandlin">Sandlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overton_Brooks" title="Overton Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Waggonner" title="Joe Waggonner">Waggonner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Leach" title="Buddy Leach">Leach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roemer" title="Buddy Roemer">Roemer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McCrery" title="Jim McCrery">McCrery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleo_Fields" title="Cleo Fields">Fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McCrery" title="Jim McCrery">McCrery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fleming_(American_politician)" title="John Fleming (American politician)">Fleming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Johnson" title="Mike Johnson">M. 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