Edward D. Newell

Edward Drumgould Newell, I
Edward Drumgould Newell, I
Louisiana State Senator for Tensas Parish
	In office; 1857–1861
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1810; North Carolina, USA
Died	June 10, 1888 (aged 78); Place of death missing
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Celia Ann Dorsey Newell
Children	Six children, including:; John Newell; Dr. Edward D. Newell, Jr.
Residence	Tensas Parish; Louisiana
Alma mater	La Grange College of Alabama
Occupation	Planter; Politician

Edward Drumgould Newell, I (February 22, 1810 – June 10, 1888), was a pioneer planter in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. The town of Newellton in northern Tensas Parish was named in his honor by his son, John David Stokes Newell.

Life

Newell was born in North Carolina and educated at La Grange College in Alabama. With his brother, Thomas M. Newell, he entered business at what is now the ghost town of Grand Gulf in Mississippi. In 1834, the Newell brothers relocated to Tensas Parish. He married the former Celia Ann Dorsey (born 1815), and the couple had six children. Celia Ann Dorsey was the daughter of Dr. Samuel Dorsey (1768-1849), a Maryland native who migrated first to Missouri and then to Mississippi settling in Claiborne County, Mississippi in around 1818.

Edward and Thomas Newell opened up and settled in the area of northern Tensas Parish known as Newell's Ridge. The brothers created the Newell Cotton Press. He purchased some 30,000 acres (120 km²) of public land, a part of his Cypress Plantation. With other investors, Newell purchased a printing press to establish the weekly newspaper Tensas Gazette in 1852, which was published in St. Joseph, the seat of Tensas Parish.

Politics

Newell was active in the Democratic Party. He was a member and president of the Tensas Parish Police Jury (the equivalent of a county commission in most states). He was a member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1857 to 1861. He was elected to the secession convention of 1861 and supported the removal of Louisiana from the union of states.

Legacy

The historic Newell Cemetery near Newellton is named after him.

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References

"Edward D. Newell", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 2 (1988), p. 600
http://www.interment.net/data/us/la/tensas/newell/index.htm

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