Adolph Meyer

Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908.

Adolph Meyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 8, 1908
Preceded by	Theodore S. Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Albert Estopinal
Personal details
Born	Adolph Meyer (1842-10-19)October 19, 1842 Natchez, Mississippi
Died	March 8, 1908(1908-03-08) (aged 65) New Orleans, Louisiana
Resting place	New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Profession	Banker, Planter
Military service
Allegiance	United States Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army Louisiana National Guard
Years of service	1862–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Assistant Adjutant General
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Biography

Meyer was born in to a Jewish family of German descent in Natchez, Mississippi.[1]

During the Civil War, Meyer served in the Confederate Army on the staff of Brigadier General John Stuart Williams of Kentucky and attained the rank of assistant adjutant general. A planter in Mississippi and a banker in New Orleans, he served in the Louisiana National Guard, attaining the rank of brigadier general in 1881.[2]

Namesakes

Harriet Tubman Elementary school, formerly Adolph S. Meyer Elementary School

General Meyer Avenue in the Algiers neighborhood in New Orleans is named in his honor for his efforts in lobbying for a U.S. Naval Yard in that area.[3] The Avenue begins as Newton Street in Algiers Point, changes name to General Meyer Avenue at Behrman Avenue, and continues for approximately 4 miles, ending at Bennett Street in the Lower Algiers neighborhood.

The Adolph Meyer School (1917) was a school in Algiers on General Meyer Avenue; renamed to honor Harriet Tubman in the 1990s, the facility operates today as Harriet Tubman Charter School, one of Crescent City Schools' three charter elementary schools. In 2016, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at the southeast corner of General Meyer and Behrman, across from the U.S. Naval Station Algiers Historic District and the city's Federal City complex.

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

1. Archived October 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at www.isjl.org <--dead link, April 2015.
2. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, retrieved 28 Jan. 2016.
3. Germans of Louisiana by Ellen C. Merrill. Pelican Publishing, 2014.

External links

• United States Congress. "Adolph Meyer (id: M000679)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Adolph Meyer at Find a Grave
• Adolph Meyer, late a representative from Louisiana, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1909

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Theodore Stark Wilkinson	United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Louisiana 1891-1908	Succeeded by Albert Estopinal

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.