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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: New Orleans, Louisiana</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Mather</a> 1807-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#660.76.16">Charles Trudeau</a> 1812 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#855.42.30">Nicholas Girod</a> 1812 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#089.96.33">LeBreton Dorgenois</a> 1812 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#855.42.30">Nicholas Girod</a> 1812-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maack-macdevitt.html#770.98.23">Augustin Macarty</a> 1815-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roebling-rogaski.html#291.57.31">Joseph Roffignac</a> 1820-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#723.54.57">Denis Prieur</a> 1828-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#686.72.59">Paul Bertus</a> 1838 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#773.14.87">Charles Genois</a> 1838-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#833.79.80">William Freret</a> 1840-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#723.54.57">Denis Prieur</a> 1842-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#686.72.59">Paul Bertus</a> 1843 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#833.79.80">William Freret</a> 1843-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#519.56.80">Joseph E. Montegut</a> 1844-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosse-crowe.html#439.44.60">Abial D. Crossman</a> 1846-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis5.html#973.40.96">John L. Lewis</a> 1854-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waterman.html#717.12.69">Charles M. Waterman</a> 1856-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stilgenbauer-stockslager.html#526.61.32">Gerald Stith</a> 1858-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroe.html#914.15.74">John T. Monroe</a> 1860-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepardson-shepley.html#225.47.62">George F. Shepley</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weisse-welby.html#366.60.51">Godfrey Weitzel</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/french-frensdorf.html#102.44.12">Jonas H. French</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weisse-welby.html#366.60.51">Godfrey Weitzel</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#823.04.01">Henry C. Deming</a> 1862-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#284.64.59">James F. Miller</a> 1863 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#006.22.16">Edward Henry Durell</a> 1863 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#284.64.59">James F. Miller</a> 1863-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#534.55.08">Stephen Hoyt</a> 1864-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy4.html#705.05.07">Hugh Kennedy</a> 1865 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quiles-quinlivan.html#162.82.17">Samuel Miller Quincy</a> 1865 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#020.34.26">Glendy Burke</a> 1865 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy4.html#705.05.07">Hugh Kennedy</a> 1865-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/royal-rubin.html#503.87.75">J. A. D. Rozier</a> 1866 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark4.html#967.72.64">George Clark</a> 1866 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroe.html#914.15.74">John T. Monroe</a> 1866-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heath.html#455.31.08">Edward Heath</a> 1867-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrey-coogan.html#222.74.11">John R. Conway</a> 1868-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flanagin-fleishman.html#139.47.08">Benjamin F. Flanders</a> 1870-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#916.12.80">Louis A. Wiltz</a> 1872-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leech-lehlbach.html#222.06.05">Charles J. Leeds</a> 1874-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pikiel-pinchot.html#864.81.84">Edward Pilsbury</a> 1876-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patton.html#545.96.87">Isaac W. Patton</a> 1878-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaffner-shanley.html#064.70.21">Joseph A. Shakspeare</a> 1880-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#594.85.76">William J. Behan</a> 1882-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#724.12.38">J. Valsin Guillotte</a> 1884-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaffner-shanley.html#064.70.21">Joseph A. Shakspeare</a> 1888-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzpatrick.html#653.91.75">John Fitzpatrick</a> 1892-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#557.71.36">Walter C. Flower</a> 1896-1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/canon-caplis.html#220.99.62">Paul Capdevielle</a> 1900-04 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#845.31.67">Martin Behrman</a> 1904-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#998.55.43">Andrew J. McShane</a> 1920-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#845.31.67">Martin Behrman</a> 1925-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/okeefe.html#662.23.52">Arthur J. O'Keefe</a> 1926-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#540.73.91">T. Semmes Walmsley</a> 1929-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#540.73.91">T. Semmes Walmsley</a> 1930-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pratt.html#295.03.17">A. Miles Pratt</a> 1936 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#483.78.20">Fred A. Earhart</a> 1936 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#401.34.74">Jesse S. Cave</a> 1936 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#554.38.04">Robert S. Maestri</a> 1936-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#937.16.02">de Lesseps S. Morrison</a> 1946-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#814.48.50">Victor H. Schiro</a> 1961 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#814.48.50">Victor H. Schiro</a> 1961-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/landram-landy.html#049.71.56">Moon Landrieu</a> 1970-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan-mork.html#557.40.03">Ernest N. Morial</a> 1978-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barsham-bartless.html#046.07.01">Sidney J. Barthelemy</a> 1986-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan-mork.html#810.41.99">Marc H. Morial</a> 1994-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#035.64.52">C. Ray Nagin</a> 2002-10 <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1803 Nov 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/debolt-deckard.html#235.42.05">Etienne de Boré</a>, appointed. <li> 1804 May 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/debolt-deckard.html#235.42.05">Etienne de Boré</a>, resigned. <li> 1804 Jun 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#263.13.21">James Pitot</a>, appointed. <li> 1805 Jul 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#263.13.21">James Pitot</a>, resigned. <li> 1805 Jul 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watkins-watrous.html#427.16.61">John Watkins</a>, appointed. <li> 1807 Mar 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masterson-matheson.html#532.51.21">James J. Mather</a>, appointed. <li> 1812 May 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masterson-matheson.html#532.51.21">James J. Mather</a>, resigned. <li> 1812 Sep 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#855.42.30">Nicholas Girod</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#263.13.21">James Pitot</a>, defeated. <li> 1814 Sep 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#855.42.30">Nicholas Girod</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maack-macdevitt.html#770.98.23">Augustin Macarty</a>, defeated. <li> 1820: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roebling-rogaski.html#291.57.31">Joseph Roffignac</a>, elected. <li> 1828: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#723.54.57">Denis Prieur</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettitt-pezzulo.html#629.53.96">A. Peuchaud</a>, defeated. <li> 1838 Apr 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#773.14.87">Charles Genois</a> (Whig), elected. <li> 1840: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#833.79.80">William Freret</a>, elected. <li> 1842: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#723.54.57">Denis Prieur</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#833.79.80">William Freret</a>, defeated. <li> 1843 Feb 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#723.54.57">Denis Prieur</a>, resigned. <li> 1888: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davern-davidow.html#616.79.17">Robert C. Davey</a>, defeated. <li> 1892: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzpatrick.html#653.91.75">John Fitzpatrick</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1896: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#726.72.54">Charles F. Buck</a>, defeated. <li> 1904: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#726.72.54">Charles F. Buck</a>, defeated. <li> 1920: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#845.31.67">Martin Behrman</a>, defeated. <li> 1925: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#845.31.67">Martin Behrman</a>, elected. <li> 1926 Jan 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#845.31.67">Martin Behrman</a>, died in office. <li> 1930: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#540.73.91">T. Semmes Walmsley</a>, elected. <li> 1934: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#540.73.91">T. Semmes Walmsley</a>, elected. <li> 1936 Jun 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#540.73.91">T. Semmes Walmsley</a>, resigned. <li> 1942: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#587.46.78">Shirley G. Wimberly</a>, defeated. <li> 1946 Jan 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#937.16.02">de Lesseps S. Morrison</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#554.38.04">Robert S. Maestri</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#587.46.78">Shirley G. Wimberly</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilas-dills.html#502.86.33">Mrs. Louis Patrick Dillon</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/debolt-deckard.html#001.27.28">Anthony Deckelmann</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/golan-goldis.html#272.28.92">John Golden</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson9.html#906.39.78">Warren Johnson</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1950 Jan 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#937.16.02">de Lesseps S. Morrison</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zaagman-zazachilds.html#593.07.50">Charles C. Zatarain</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#824.38.87">Alvin A. Cobb</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilas-dills.html#502.86.33">Mrs. Louis Patrick Dillon</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/debolt-deckard.html#001.27.28">Anthony Deckelmann</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1954: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#937.16.02">de Lesseps S. Morrison</a>, elected. <li> 1958: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#937.16.02">de Lesseps S. Morrison</a>, elected. <li> 1970: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todhunter-tomlin.html#065.11.40">Benjamin C. Toledano</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1977: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan-mork.html#557.40.03">Ernest N. Morial</a>, elected. <li> 1982: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#300.62.78">William J. Jefferson</a>, defeated. <li> 1986: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#300.62.78">William J. Jefferson</a>, defeated. <li> 1994: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan-mork.html#810.41.99">Marc H. Morial</a>, elected. <li> 1998 Feb 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan-mork.html#810.41.99">Marc H. Morial</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#895.46.90">Kathleen Cresson</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boothby-borunda.html#203.26.67">Paul Borrello</a>, defeated. <li> 2002 Feb 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#035.64.52">C. Ray Nagin</a>, nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennington.html#289.70.44">Richard Pennington</a>, nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ireneus-irmah.html#086.97.78">Paulette R. Irons</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#085.43.68">James M. Singleton</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter8.html#206.80.71">Troy A. Carter</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#277.30.59">Vernon Palmer</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucas.html#773.89.73">Leonard Lucas</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laas-laceille.html#203.91.97">Emile Labat</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown7.html#669.97.79">Quentin R. Brown, Jr.</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunn.html#179.90.57">Thomas Delahay Dunn, Jr.</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill8.html#737.74.25">Timothy Hill</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#304.62.67">Clarence Hunt</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruno.html#121.62.63">Manny Bruno</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#017.00.52">Ed Cerrone</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones1.html#761.61.10">Albert Jones</a>, defeated in primary. <li> 2002 Mar 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#035.64.52">C. Ray Nagin</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennington.html#289.70.44">Richard Pennington</a>, defeated. <p><a name=2><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Postmasters at New Orleans, 1804-1983</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#106.29.53">Blaise Cenas</a> 1804-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson8.html#325.68.23">Thomas B. Johnson</a> 1810-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crofoot-crompton.html#204.39.18">George Croghan</a> 1824-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#177.05.14">Antoine Dupuy</a> 1826-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#502.56.75">David C. Ker</a> 1829 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#502.86.59">William H. Ker</a> 1829-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#805.02.71">William McQueen</a> 1839-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#105.14.61">Gabriel Montamat</a> 1840-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/debolt-deckard.html#619.67.63">William DeBuys</a> 1841-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dawson.html#212.18.37">John Bennett Dawson</a> 1843 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendry-penniman.html#647.33.39">Alexander G. Penn</a> 1843-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murrell-myer.html#666.61.70">Michel Musson</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kendall.html#345.54.24">William G. Kendall</a> 1853-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#923.22.87">Arthur S. Nevitt</a> 1855-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcguirk-mchenderson.html#080.74.17">Robert E. McHatton</a> 1857-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marks.html#681.66.67">Samuel F. Marks</a> 1858-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#127.26.94">John Leonard Riddell</a> 1860-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker5.html#694.06.03">John M. G. Parker</a> 1862-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/talcott-talley.html#658.44.45">Robert W. Taliaferro</a> 1865-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smalley-smit.html#335.04.39">Walter Smallwood</a> 1868-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowell.html#499.66.88">Charles W. Lowell</a> 1869-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#584.01.29">Charles W. Ringgold</a> 1873-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker5.html#694.06.03">John M. G. Parker</a> 1875-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baczkowski-baile.html#954.28.64">Algernon S. Badger</a> 1878-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillen-mcmullin.html#333.10.47">William L. McMillen</a> 1879-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merchant-mereaux.html#176.74.66">Washington B. Merchant</a> 1883-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#423.76.75">Samuel H. Buck</a> 1885-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norval-nova.html#491.71.34">George W. Nott</a> 1887-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eaton-eberhardt.html#699.06.90">Stephen M. Eaton</a> 1890-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniels.html#732.56.49">Frank H. Daniels</a> 1894-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#584.07.76">John R. G. Pitkin</a> 1898-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#057.05.83">Ferdinand B. Earhart</a> 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html#436.75.85">David G. Baldwin</a> 1901-02 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#153.51.52">J. Watts Kearny</a> 1902-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodward.html#354.76.03">Thomas J. Woodward</a> 1905-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#594.85.76">William J. Behan</a> 1909-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leonardo-lessler.html#359.87.72">Alexander F. Leonhardt</a> 1911-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voelker-voorehees.html#617.61.21">Joseph Voegtle</a> 1914-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jamieson-jarstad.html#707.60.02">Charles Janvier</a> 1916-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gordon.html#281.12.96">William L. S. Gordon</a> 1925-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens2.html#475.67.17">Charles A. Stevens</a> 1933-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#824.91.88">Joseph J. Ferguson</a> 1936 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#824.91.88">Joseph J. Ferguson</a> 1936-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/handerson-hanlan.html#976.60.69">Ralph Handlin</a> 1944-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#446.30.14">A. Frank Fairley</a> 1945-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#915.35.61">Paul V. Burke</a> 1968 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#915.35.61">Paul V. Burke</a> 1968-83 <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1901 Jul 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#057.05.83">Ferdinand B. Earhart</a>, died in office. <p><a name=3><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Registers of U.S. Land Office at New Orleans, 1816-95</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harper.html#370.97.07">Samuel H. Harper</a> as of 1816 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cuomo-curlin.html#652.17.39">Richard Henry Cuny</a> as of 1869 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#019.40.03">George McDuffie Brumby</a> as of 1895 <p><a name=4><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Receivers of U.S. Land Office at New Orleans, 1816-95</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lordell-lotus.html#220.88.51">Alfred Lorrain</a> as of 1816 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#186.75.20">Henry L. Jones</a> as of 1869 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#199.39.48">Charles P. 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