Summary
Joseph Aristide Landry (July 10, 1817 – March 9, 1881) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Whig.
Joseph Aristide Landry | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Adams Bullard |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Gaillard Hunt |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1840 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1817 Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
| Died | March 9, 1881 (aged 63) Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Whig |
Biography edit
Joseph Landry was born near Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, on July 10, 1817. He attended school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Political career edit
He served member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1840, then elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress, serving from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853.
Later career edit
After leaving Congress, he was president of the police jury of Ascension Parish in 1861.
Civil War edit
Before the Civil War, he was first sergeant in the Chasseurs de l'Ascension. During the war, he attached to Company B of the Cannoneers of Donaldsonville, fighting on the side of the Confederacy.
Death and burial edit
He died near Donaldsonville on March 9, 1881, and is interred in Donaldsonville Catholic Cemetery.
See also edit
External links edit
- Bio at Congress.gov
- Political Graveyard
- Joseph Aristide Landry at Find a Grave
- Joseph Aristide Landry in the Louisiana Dictionary of Biography — Scroll down to find the Landrys.