Gov. Alexandre MOUTON

1804 - 1885  (80 years)

• Name	Alexandre MOUTON
  Prefix	Gov.
  Birth	19 Nov 1804	Attakapas Landing, Assumption, Louisiana, USA
  	Address: Bayou Carencro Louisiana Saint Martin Parish
  Gender	Male
  Education	1821
  	Studied law under Charles Antoine.
  Occupation	1825
  	attorney
  	admitted to the Bar
  Occupation	1826	, , Louisiana, USA
  	representative in the State Legislature
  Occupation	Between 1831 and 1832	, , Louisiana, USA
  	Speaker of the House
  Occupation	Between Jan 1837 and 1 Mar 1842	, , Louisiana, USA
  	senator
  Occupation	Between 1843 and 1845	, , Louisiana, USA
  	governor
  Census	1850	, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
  Mouton, Alexander 46 Farm $43,500 Gardner, Emma K. 30 (N.Y.) Alfred 21 Mathilde 18 Odilde 16 Cecila 13 Anne Liza 6 Charles A. 4 Paul 2
  Membership	Jan 1852
  	Southwestern Railroad Convention
  	Chairman
  Membership	1858
  	Vigilance Committee for the Attakapas Country
  	President
  Census	1860	, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
  Alexandre Mouton 55 Emma 35 (Gardner) (From Columbia) Cecilia 21 Lyisa 15 Charles 13 Paul 11 George 6 Marie 9 Rufus 3
  Education	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
  	Georgetown College
  Membership	1860	Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
  	National Convention held at Charleston
  	Delegate
  Membership	1861
  	Secession Convention
  	Delegate and President
  Burial	Feb 1885	Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
  	Address: Saint John's Cathedral Cemetery Louisiana Lafayette Parish
  Death	12 Feb 1885	Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
  Membership	1886	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
  	National Convention held in Cincinnati
  	Delegate
  Person ID	I1966	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Jean MOUTON,   b. 1755, Beaubassin, , , Acadia d. Deceased
  Mother	Maria Martha BORDAT,   b. 1768, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA d. Deceased
  Marriage	22 Jun 1783	Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F1024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Celestine Zelia ROUSSEAU,   b. Abt 1809   d. Bef 1842 (Age ~ 32 years)
  Marriage	1826  [1]
  Children	1. General Jean Jacques Alexandre Alfred MOUTON,   b. 18 Feb 1829, , St. Landry, Louisiana, USA d. 8 Apr 1864, Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana, USA (Age 35 years)   2. Mathilde MOUTON,   b. 1832   d. Deceased   3. Henriette Odieda MOUTON,   b. 22 Mar 1834   d. 20 Dec 1912 (Age 78 years)   4. Cecilia MOUTON,   b. 1839   d. Bef 1891 (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F1035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Emma K GARDNER,   b. 1825, , , New York, USA d. Aft 1860 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	1842	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Anne Liza MOUTON,   b. 1845   d. Deceased   2. Charles A MOUTON,   b. 1847   d. Deceased   3. Paul MOUTON,   b. 1849   d. Deceased   4. Marie MOUTON,   b. 1851   d. Deceased   5. George MOUTON,   b. 1854   d. Deceased   6. Rufus MOUTON,   b. 1857   d. Deceased
  Family ID	F1036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2008

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - Address: Bayou Carencro Louisiana Saint Martin Parish - 19 Nov 1804 - Attakapas Landing, Assumption, Louisiana, USA Occupation - representative in the State Legislature - 1826 - , , Louisiana, USA Occupation - Speaker of the House - Between 1831 and 1832 - , , Louisiana, USA Occupation - senator - Between Jan 1837 and 1 Mar 1842 - , , Louisiana, USA Marriage - 1842 - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Occupation - governor - Between 1843 and 1845 - , , Louisiana, USA Census - 1850 - , Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Census - 1860 - , Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Education - Georgetown College - - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Membership - National Convention held at Charleston - 1860 - Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA Burial - Address: Saint John's Cathedral Cemetery Louisiana Lafayette Parish - Feb 1885 - Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Death - 12 Feb 1885 - Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Membership - National Convention held in Cincinnati - 1886 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Mouton, Gov. Alexandre

  
  

• Notes

  ALEXANDER MOUTON.--The name that heads this sketch is well known, not only in Louisiana, but throughout the United States. Alexander Mouton was born November 19, 1804, in what was then Attakapas, on Bayou Carencro, which was the dividing line between Attakapas county and county of Opelousas, on the road now leading from the present town of Lafayette to Grand Coteau. He died February 12, 1885. Mr. Mouton was the ninth Governor of the State of Louisiana, and the first Democrat to occupy the executive chair. He was a lineal descendant of an early Acadian family, and was proud of his origin. His mother, Marth

  
  

• Sources

  [S658] Official Biography of Alexandre Mouton.