Alexandre Mouton
Alexandre Mouton | |
|---|---|
| 11th Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office January 30, 1843 – February 12, 1846 | |
| Preceded by | Andre B. Roman |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Johnson |
| United States Senator from Louisiana | |
| In office January 12, 1837 – March 1, 1842 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Porter |
| Succeeded by | Charles M. Conrad |
| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1831–1832 | |
| Preceded by | Andre B. Roman |
| Succeeded by | Alcée Louis la Branche |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1836–1837 | |
| In office 1827–1832 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1804 |
| Died | February 12, 1885 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | St. John's Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Zelia Rousseau (2) Emma Kitchell Gardner |
| Children | 11, including Alfred |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
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Alexandre Mouton (November 19, 1804 – February 12, 1885) was a Cajun planter and politician who served as the first Democratic Governor of Louisiana from 1843 to 1846. He previously served in the Louisiana State Legislature, as U.S. Senator of Louisiana, and led the 1845 State constitutional convention which abolished property qualifications to vote or hold public office.
Mouton served as President of the Louisiana Secession Convention in 1861, declaring Louisiana a “free, sovereign, and independent power” before it joined the Confederate States of America two months later.