Henry Adams Bullard
Henry Adams Bullard (September 9, 1788 – April 17, 1851) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a National Republican and one as a Whig.
Henry Adams Bullard | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district | |
In office December 5, 1850 – March 3, 1851 | |
Preceded by | Charles Magill Conrad |
Succeeded by | Joseph Aristide Landry |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1831 – January 4, 1834 | |
Preceded by | Walter Hampden Overton |
Succeeded by | Rice Garland |
Personal details | |
Born | Pepperell, Massachusetts | September 9, 1788
Died | April 17, 1851 62) New Orleans, Louisiana | (aged
Political party | National Republican (3rd Dist.) Whig (2nd Dist.) |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Maria Kaiser |
Bullard was born in Pepperell, Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and studied law in Boston and Philadelphia. In Louisiana, he resided in Natchitoches, where he practiced law,[1] and in Alexandria,[2] as well as in New Orleans.
He accompanied General José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois on his military expedition into Spanish Texas in 1813. He was later elected as an anti-Jacksonian to the 22nd and 23rd Congresses, resigned in 1834, and later served as a Whig in the 31st Congress.
Henry A. Bullard was also a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1834–39), Secretary of State of Louisiana (1838–39), a professor of civil law at the new University of Louisiana Law School (1847), and served in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1850). He died in New Orleans and was interred at the Girod Street Cemetery. That burying ground was destroyed in 1959 and unclaimed remains were commingled with 15,000 others and deposited beneath Hope Mausoleum, St. John's Cemetery, New Orleans.
References
- Congressional Biography, accessed 21 Nov 2015.
- Henry Adams Bullard at The Political Graveyard, accessed 21 Nov 2015.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
External links
- United States Congress. "Henry Adams Bullard (id: B001049)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Henry Adams Bullard entry at The Political Graveyard
- Henry Adams Bullard at Find a Grave
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Alfred E. Forstall |
Secretary of State of Louisiana 1838–1839 |
Succeeded by Levi Pierce |
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by Walter Hampden Overton |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1831 – January 4, 1834 |
Succeeded by Rice Garland |
Preceded by Charles Magill Conrad |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district December 5, 1850 – March 3, 1851 |
Succeeded by Joseph Aristide Landry |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by Alexander Porter Court reconfigured |
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1834 – 1839 1840 – 1846 |
Succeeded by Pierre Adolphe Rost Court reconfigured |