The Political Graveyard: Lafourche Parish, La.

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Lafourche Parish
Louisiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lafourche Parish

Index to Locations

Thibodaux St. John's Episcopal Cemetery

Thibodaux St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
718 Jackson Street
Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977

Politicians buried here:

Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls (1834-1912) — also known as Francis T. Nicholls — of Napoleonville, Assumption Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, La., August 20, 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost an arm in the battle of Winchester, Va.; lost a foot at Chancellorsville; Governor of Louisiana, 1877-80, 1888-92; chief justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1892-1904; appointed 1892; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1904-11; resigned 1911. Died near Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La., January 4, 1912 (age 77 years, 137 days). Entombed at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.

Whitmell Pugh Martin (1867-1929) — also known as Whitmell P. Martin; Whit P. Martin — of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. Born near Napoleonville, Assumption Parish, La., August 12, 1867. Son of Robert Campbell Martin and Margerite Chism (Littlejohn) Martin. Democrat. Chemist; lawyer; District Attorney, 20th District of Louisiana, 1900-06; district judge in Louisiana 20th District, 1906-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1912 (alternate), 1920; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1915-29; died in office 1929. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., April 6, 1929 (age 61 years, 237 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, April 14, 1896, to Amy Williamson (died 1923).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Edward Douglass White (1795-1847) — also known as Edward D. White — of Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, La. Born in Maury County, Tenn., March 3, 1795. Son of James White. State court judge in Louisiana, 1825; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1829-34, 1839-43; Governor of Louisiana, 1835-39. Catholic. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., April 18, 1847 (age 52 years, 46 days). Entombed at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Edward Douglass White (1845-1921). See White family of Louisiana.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article

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