John Edward Bouligny

John Edward Bouligny (February 5, 1824 – February 20, 1864) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a member of the Know-Nothing movement's anti-immigrant, pro-Protestant American Party.

John Edward Bouligny

Biography

Bouligny was born in New Orleans. He was son of Louisiana state Representative Louis Bouligny and the nephew of Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny, a U.S. Senator from Louisiana. His grandfather, Francisco Bouligny, was a high-ranking Spanish colonial official and military governor in the late 18th century in Spanish Louisiana.

Bouligny was strongly opposed to Louisiana's secession to join the Confederate States of America,[1] and retained his seat in Congress after Louisiana withdrew from the Union on January 26, 1861 until the expiry of his term on March 3, 1861. He remained in the North and died in Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War.

In 1862, following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln sent Bouligny to Union-occupied New Orleans to determine if the state could reintegrate with the Union and send representatives to Congress.[2]

His great-granddaughter, Odette Le Fontenay, was an opera singer in the 20th century.

See also

References
  1. Bouligny, John Edward (February 5, 1861). Feb. 5, 1861: Secession of Louisiana (PDF) (Speech). Speech in the House of Representatives. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  2. Lincoln, Abraham (1894). "October 14, 1862 — Letter to General B.F. Butler and Others". In J.G. Nicolay & J. Hay (ed.). Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings (Vol. 2). New York, New York: The Century Co. p. 247. Retrieved 2017-01-23.


U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
George Eustis Jr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 1st congressional district
1859—1861		 Succeeded by
(Vacant 1861–1862)
Benjamin Flanders


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