death_date children term birth_date term_end alma_mater death_place profession preceded term_start spouse name succeeded birth_place jr/sr party state district article_title
july 9 , 1871 1793 alfred marie matilda december 5 , 1853 -- february 4 , 1861 1793 november 10 , 1845 columbia college cowes , isle of wight , england politician , lawyer , merchant pierre soulé edward douglass white , sr. march 4 , 1843 mathilde deslonde slidell john slidell william p. kellogg emile la sére new york city , new york united states senator democrat louisiana louisiana 1st john slidell

john slidell

john slidell -lrb- 1793july 9 , 1871 -rrb- was an american politician , lawyer and businessman .
a native of new york , slidell moved to louisiana as a young man and became a staunch defender of southern rights as a u.s. representative and senator .
he was the older brother of alexander slidell mackenzie , a us naval officer .
