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Pierre Augustine
Derbigny
6th
Governor of Louisiana |
Preceded
by |
Henry Johnson |
Governor
by |
Election |
Served
from |
December 15, 1828 |
Served to |
October 6, 1829 |
Left
Office by |
Death |
Succeeded
by |
Arnaud J. Beauvais |
|
Military |
Calvary in Louisiana
Militia War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans |
|
Born |
June 30, 1769 Laon, France |
Died |
October 6, 1829 Gretna,
Louisiana |
Cause |
Head wound |
Age |
60 |
|
Party |
Whig |
Education |
|
Profession |
Lawyer |
|
Spouse |
Félicité Odile deHault de
Lassus |
Children |
7 |
|
Plantation |
|
Religion |
Catholic |
Burial |
St. Louis Cemetery #1 |
|
1828 - 1829
Pierre Auguste Bourguigon Derbigny
is the 6th Governor of Louisiana. Governor Derbigny died after ten
months in office on
October 6, 1829.
He was a candidate for governor
in the election of 1820, losing to Thomas B. Robertson.
His death was a result of a carriage accident in Gretna, La. He is buried
in St. Louis Cemetery #1 in New Orleans.
Arnaud J. Beauvais
succeeded to Governor under the Constitution of 1812 that mandated that the
President of the Senate assume the duties of the Governor in this situation. |
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