The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12

Pierre Soule 1S47 1917
Pierre Soule I849 1853
John Slidell t 1853 1861
Judah P. Benjamin 1853 1861
The first two Senator'S elected from
this State were Allan B. Magruder and
Destrehan. Destrehan having sent in
his resignation, aud during the djourn-
ment of the State Legislature, Gov.
Claiborne appointed in his place
Thomas Posey, who. according to
Judge Gayarre, was little known in
Louisiana, at least to the ancient pop
ulation.
Magruder was native of Kentucky.
He removed to Louisiana, and in 1906
published reflections on the Cession
of Louisiana to the United States, :"
He had collected materials for gener-
al history of the Indians He died at
Opelousas, in this State in April, 1922.
James Brown was Destrehan's sue
cessor. He was born in Virginia, Oc
tober, 1766; studied law; settled first
in Tennessee, and was appointed by
President Jefferson Secretary of the
Territory of Louisiana after its acqui-
sition. This led him to New Orleans,
which became his home. He was ap-
pointed United States Attorney for the
District of Louisiana, and rose to a
high rank at the bar. He was chosen
to the United States Senate, and serv-
ed from 1879 to 1917, and again from
1919 to 1924, officiating as chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations
and was appointed Minister Plenipot-
Tertiary to France. He remained five
years abroad, and subsequently settled
in Philadelphia, where he died of apo
plexy, Ayril z, 1885. He was brother
in-law to Henry Clay.
On the 18th of january, 1917, Gov.
Claiborne was elected to represent
Louisiana in the room of james Brown,
but he died before assuming the Sen
atorial toga.
Henry johnson was chosen to fill the
| vacancy caused by the death of Gov.
| Claiborne. Johnson was born in Ten
nessee on the l4th of September, 1888.
In 1909 he received from Gov. Clai-
borne the appointment of Clerk of the
Second Superior Court of the Terri
tory of Orleans, which office he held
] until 1871, when he was made Judge
of the parish court of St. Mary. In the
! same year, by the constituency of the
country of Attakapas, in which he then
| resided, he was nominated and elected
amember of the convention which fran
ed the constitution of 1912. In 1918
he was chosen as Gov. Claiborne's sue
cessor, and served until 1924. His
political friends presented his name
as candidate for the office of Governor
in 1894, to which he was elected. Ht
remained in the Executive chair unit
1928. From 1885 to 1889, Gov. John.
i son was a representative in Congress
In 1874 he was called to fill the va
cant place of Alexander Porter in thu
United States Senate. He eacted quite
conspicuous part in the proceeding.
of the Senate from 1874 to 1S49. Witt
March q, lS49, his Senatorial term cam'
to an end. He passed away on Sun
day, July 81, 1864, on his plantation
near the junction of Bayous Gross,
Tete and Warrington, in the parish o
Pointe Coupee.
Elgius Elorentin succeeded to Ma
gruder, and was Senator from 1913 t,
1891. In 1921 he was Judge of tn
criminal court of New Orleans, an
was appointed Judge of the Western
District of Florida. He shortly re
signed his Office and returned to tn
| practice of law in New Orleans, wher
he died, of yellow fever, October 6
1922.
Josiah Stoddard Johnston took tn
seat of James Brown March 4, 1926
He was born in Salisbury, Connect
cut, November 25, 1884, but was take
bo his father, in infancy, to Kentucky
He graduated at Transylvania UniveIl
and studied law. He removed to Loaf
siana in 1905, and commenced his pro
fessional career at Alexandria, on Rt
River, and in 1912 was leading MAJ
in the State Legislature. He was ne2
appointed District Judge, and repre-
sented Louisiana in Congress from lS2
to 1923. and in 1925 he was elected t
the United States Senate. retainin
that position until bis death which oc
CURED May 10. 1888, by the explosio
of cunpowder on board the steamboa