Henry Warren Ogden

Henry Warren Ogden
U.S. RepresentativefromLouisiana's 4th congressional district
In office May 12, 1894 – March 3, 1899
Preceded by	Newton C. Blanchard
Succeeded by	Phanor Breazeale
Louisiana State Representative from Bossier Parish
In office 1880–1894
Preceded by	John C. Vance
Succeeded by	Robert Houston Curry
Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office 1884–1888
Preceded by	Robert N. Ogden, Jr.
Succeeded by	Samuel P. Henry
Member of theLouisiana House of Representatives
In office 1879-1894
Personal details
Born	(1842-10-21)October 21, 1842 Abingdon Washington County Virginia,USA
Died	July 23, 1905(1905-07-23)(aged 62) Benton,Bossier Parish Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Planter
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	16th Missouri Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Henry Warren Ogden(October 21, 1842 – July 23, 1905) was a member of theUnited States House of RepresentativesforLouisiana's 4th congressional district.

Biography

He was born inAbingdoninWashington Countyin far southwesternVirginia.In 1851, he moved with his parents toWarrensburginJohnson Countyin west centralMissouri,where he attended common schools.

During theAmerican Civil War,he joined theConfederate States of AmericaArmy,despite living in a state that had remained within theUnion.He rose to the rank oflieutenant.Ogden was a first lieutenant of Company D, Sixteenth Regiment, Missouri Infantry, and afterward on the staff of Brigadier General Lewis, Second Brigade, Parsons' division, Missouri Infantry. He was captured and held for one year as aprisoner of war.On June 8, 1865, he was paroled atShreveportinCaddo Parishin northwesternLouisiana.There he remained and became a wealthy planter in adjacentBossier Parish.

In 1879, Ogden was a member of the Louisiana constitutional convention and was elected to theLouisiana House of Representativesfrom Bossier Parish. He was theSpeakerfrom 1884 to 1888. In 1894, he won aspecial electionas aDemocratto theUnited States House of Representatives.The vacancy was created by the resignation ofNewton C. Blanchard.Ogden was reelected to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, having served from May 12, 1894, to March 3, 1899. He left Congress in 1899 to return to his farm and died six years later inBenton,the Bossier Parishseat of government.

References

• United States Congress."Henry Warren Ogden (id: O000044)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.