Monday, September 16, 2019

St. Tammany Legislators Over the Years

 According to a document created by the Louisiana House of Representatives, here are the persons who represented St. Tammany Parish over the past 207 years.To view the original PDF File document, CLICK HERE.

St. Tammany Parish Legislators (House of Representatives) From 1812-2020
 



1812 Lea (unknown first name)

1813 War of 1812; no legislative session

1814 Samuel Harper (vice Lea) - 2nd session
     Robert Tate - 3rd session

1815 Battle of New Orleans; no legislative session

1816-1817 Jones (unknown first name)

1818 J. Wright

1818-1820 Ebenezer Ford
          John R. Goff

1820-1822  David B. Morgan

1822-1824 B. W. Miller
          Charles Parent
          Robert Tate

1824-1826 Charles Parent

1827 Martin G. Penn
     B. Richardson

1828-1830 B. Richardson

1830-1832 Daniel Edwards

1832-1834 F. R. Johns

1834-1836 M. G. Penn

1836-1838 J. McDonald

1838-1840 Anatole Cousin

1840-1842 E. P. Ellis

1842-1844 N.S. Edwards

1844-1846 (needs more research)

1846-1848 J. J. Morgan

1848-1850 A. Penn

1850-1852 Gosselin (unknown first name)

1852-1855 A. F. Copper (possibly Cooper)
          R. T. Edwards

1856 R. M. Lanier

1857-1864 (See Section VII. Pre-Civil War &Civil War Era)

1865-1867 (needs more research)

1868-1870 John W. Hutchison (or Hutchinson)

1870-1872 James M. Thompson

1872-1874 (needs more research)

1874-1876 Anatole J. Cousin (E.S.)

1876-1878 Jules Brady

1878-1880 Anatole J. Cousin

1880-1884 A. W. Weems

1884-1888 Joseph S. Bossier

1888-1892 Joseph S. Bossier

1892-1896 Victor Fauria
          James H. Murphy

1896-1900 Victor Fauria

1900-1904 Joseph B. Lancaster




Joseph B. Lancaster


1904-1908 Fritz Salmen

1908-1912 Louis L. Morgan (resigned 1909)
          Joseph B. Lancaster (vice Morgan, 1910)

1912-1916 Fred J. Heintz

1916-1920 Fred J. Heintz (resigned 1917)
          J. Monroe Simmons (vice Heintz, 1917)

1920-1924 L. V. Cooley

1924-1928 Robert W. Badon (deceased 1926)
          Fred J. Heintz (vice Badon, 1926)
 
1928-1932 Fred J. Heintz





James T. Burns


1932-1936 James T. Burns

1936-1940 Victor E. Planche

1940-1944 Fred J. Heintz

1944-1948 Fred J. Heintz

1948-1952 Erwin J. Rausch




Jesse D. McLain


1952-1956 Jesse D. McLain

1956-1960 Jesse D. McLain

1960-1964 Jesse D. McLain

1964-1968 Jesse D. McLain

1968-1972 Archie Davis (deceased 1971)
          R. H. "Bill" Strain (vice Davis, 1971)
          Jesse D. McLain
          Lawrence A. "Buster" Sheridan

1972-1976 Edward C. Scogin
          R. H. "Bill" Strain



R.H. "Bill" Strain


1976-1980 Edward C. Scogin
          R. H. "Bill" Strain






1980-1984 Edward C. Scogin
          R. H. "Bill" Strain



Edward J. Deano, Jr.


1984-1988 Edward J. Deano, Jr.
          Edward C. Scogin
          R. H. "Bill" Strain

1988-1992 Edward J. Deano, Jr.
          Edward C. Scogin
          R. H. "Bill" Strain

1992-1996 Edward J. Deano, Jr.
          Suzanne Krieger
          Pete Schneider
          R. H. "Bill" Strain

1996-2000 Pete Schneider
          R. H. "Bill" Strain
          Tom Thornhill
          Diane Winston



Diane Winston




A.G. Crowe


2000-2004 A. G. Crowe
          Pete Schneider
          Michael G. Strain
          Diane Winston

2004-2008 Timothy G. "Tim" Burns
          A. G. Crowe
          Harold L. Ritchie
          Matthew "Pete" Schneider
          Michael G. Strain
          Diane Winston

2008-2012 Timothy G. "Tim" Burns
          George Gregory "Greg" Cromer
          J. Kevin Pearson
          Harold L. Ritchie
          John M. Schroder, Sr.
          Scott M. Simon

2012-2016 Timothy G. "Tim" Burns
          George Gregory "Greg" Cromer
          Paul E. Hollis, Jr.
          J. Kevin Pearson
          Harold L. Ritchie
          John M. Schroder, Sr.
          Scott M. Simon

2016-2020 George Gregory "Greg" Cromer (resigned June 29, 2018)
          Reid Falconer
          Paul E. Hollis, Jr.
          J. Kevin Pearson
          John M. Schroder, Sr. (resigned June 19, 2017)
          Scott M. Simon
          Malinda Brumfield White
          Mark Wright (vice Schroder, December 8, 2017)


Pre-Civil War & Civil War Era Legislators 


1857

 Journals from 1857 list only delegates to the Louisiana Legislature by last name without House or Senate designation. The parish(es) they served are unknown at this time. 

They are:Alexander, Anderson, Andrews, Beecher, Bernard of Lafourche, Bertrand, Berry Boote,Canongo, Coleman, Curry, Dugas, Duperier, Dunn, Favrot, Fortson, Gantt, Gaudé Guier,Guilbeau, Hagaman, Hamilton, Harper, Hawkins, Haynes, Lanier, Laville, Matthews,Minor, Moore, Planchard, Patten, Perkins, Randall, Robinson, Semmes, Smart, Thompsonof St. Landry, Thompson of Caddo, Tircuit, Trepagnier, Walker, Wooldridge, Wright,Fennimore, Fuller, Jones, Jourdan, Lagroue, Pike, Proctor, Shields, Sterling, Vail, and VanWickle. 

1858 

Journals from 1858 list only delegates to the Louisiana Legislature by last name without House or Senate designation. The parish(es) they served are unknown at this time.

They are:Adams, Allen, Amaker, Andrews, Babin, Aaird, Bannister, Barry, Bemiss, Brusle, Bush,Beggs, Carnes, Claiborne, Clark, Cooke, Cornay, Dickey, Ditto, Dreux, Dugas, Eastman,Fleichier, Fortson, Fox, Fuller, Gastinel, Gibson, Gray, Guidry, Guilbeau, Harang, Harper,Hawkins, Haynes, Herring, Hodge, Holland, Huard, Hynes, Keary, Knox, Landry,Lashbrook, Lawrason, Laville, Leeffe, Lumsden, Martin, Morel, Morgan, Morse, Newton,Nutter, Patterson, Perrault, Polk of Jackson, Polk of Orleans, Pierce, Randall, Reeves,Richardson, Robinson, Sale, Salomon, Shepherd, Simmons, Smith, Sterling, Taylor of Union, Taylor of East Feliciana, Texada, Theil, Tregre, Trepagnier, Trudeau, Wade, Walsh, Womack of Livingston, Womack of Winn, Whitaker, Wilkinson, Wooley, and Wright. 

1859 

Journals from 1860 list delegates to the full Louisiana Legislature without House or Senate designation. The parish(es) they served are unknown at this time. 

They are:H.W. Allen, J.B. Andrew, L.L. Armant, S.L. Armant, R. J. Babin, C. Bannister, Edward Barry, P.O. Broussard, J.S. Bush, F.L. Dugas, Moses Eastman, C.O. Fletcher, L. Gastonek, H. Gray,F.A. Haper, B. Haynes, E.R. Herring, J.E. Holland, L.J. Hurd, A.R. Haynes, P.F.Keaty, W.L. Knox, F.C. Laville, J.B. Leetle, E. Morel, D. Newtoon, J. Nutter, E.A.Patterson, L.V. Reeves, M. Richardson, J. Roberts, H. Sale, W.Semmons, J.W. Taylor,J.G. Taylor, L.F. Texada, L.A. Tregre, J.E. Trudeajeau, V.D. Walsh, E.B. Whittaker, J.B.Wilkinson, H.P. Womack, G. Wooley, and J. Wright.

In 1860, Louisiana called a Convention to sever connections to the United States of America. They met in Baton Rouge in 1861 and adopted the Ordinance of Secession onJanuary 26, 1861. Louisiana joined the Confederate States of America on March 26, 1861,and adopted a new Constitution at that time. The following list of legislators served during the American Civil War. The parish(es)they served are unknown at this time. Designations of House and Senate are unknown. 

It is assumed that the following are not from the Confederate States of America but are from the legislature that functioned in the U.S. controlled territory in New Orleans. 

1860 

Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Armant, Austin, Barry, Bartlett, Beggs, Bemiss, Berry,Bickham, Blache, Bond, Breitaupt, Brusle, Burton, Bush, Cage, Clark, Coleman, Coombs,Cotton, Darden, Davidson, Delogny, Dessessart, Dugas, Dupuy, Evans, Ewing, Fish,Fuller, Gantt, Gastinel, Gray, Hamilton, Harper, Haynes, Herron, Hurst, Imboden, Jaquess,Kearney, Kilbourne, W. L. Knox, R.L. Knox, O.S. Lane, J. L. Lane, D. LeBlanc, J.LeBlanc, Lee, Levy (Natchitoches -Dem), Lewis, Lindsay, Magioni, Marks, Martin,Matthews, McFee, McLelland, McRae, Miller, Morgan, O'Quinn, Oswalt, Pecot, Phillips,Randall, Richardson, Robieu, Robson, Rousseau, Smith, Solis, Tarleton, Theard, Theriot,Tompkies, Tregre, G. P. Voorhies, M. Voorhies, Waggaman, Walker, White, Wilkinson,and Wise. 

1861-1863 

Adams, Allen, Armant, Arroyo, Austin, Alexander, Barry, Bartlett, Beauvais, Beggs,Bemiss, Berry, Bickham, Bradley, Breithaupt, Buslé, Burton, Bush, Castille, Clark, Colemen, Coombs, Cotton, Darden, Dessessart, Drouett, Dugas, Dupuy, Evans, Fish, Gantt,  Gastinel, Hamilton, Harper, Haynes, Herron, Hurst, Jackson, Kilbourne, R. L.Knox, O. S. Lane, Effingham Lawrence (Plazuemines-D), C. O. LeBlanc, J.LeBlanc,Lewis (St. Landry-Dem), Martin, Magfioni, McLelland, Oswalt, Randall, Ranney,Richardson, Robson, Rousseau, Smart, Solis, Theard, Tomkies, G. P. Voorhies, M.Voorhies, White, Wilkinson, and Wise.