John Edward Bouligny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Edward Bouligny

American politician

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1824

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1864

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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. Bouligny was born in New Orleans.
Bouligny was strongly opposed to Louisiana's secession to join the Confederate States of America, 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.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.
His granddaughter, Odette Le Fontenay, was an opera singer in the 20th century.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat