Adolph Meyer
Adolph Meyer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's1stdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 8, 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore S. Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Albert Estopinal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adolph Meyer October 19, 1842 Natchez, Mississippi |
| Died | March 8, 1908(aged 65) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Resting place | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Profession | Banker, Planter |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army Louisiana National Guard |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank | Assistant Adjutant General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Adolph Meyer(October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a member of theU. S. House of Representativesrepresenting thestateofLouisiana.[1]He served nine terms as aDemocratfrom 1891 until his death in office in 1908.
Biography[edit]
Meyer was born in to aJewishfamily of German descent inNatchez, Mississippi.[2]
During theCivil War,Meyer served in the Confederate Army on the staff ofBrigadier GeneralJohn Stuart WilliamsofKentuckyand attained the rank of assistantadjutant general.Aplanterin Mississippi and a banker inNew Orleans,he served in theLouisiana National Guard,attaining the rank of brigadier general in 1881.[3]
Namesakes[edit]
General Meyer Avenue in theAlgiersneighborhood in New Orleans is named in his honor for his efforts in lobbying for a U.S. Naval Yard in that area.[4]The Avenue begins as Newton Street in Algiers Point, changes name to General Meyer Avenue at Behrman Avenue, and continues for approximately 4 miles, ending at Bennett Street in the Lower Algiers neighborhood.
TheAdolph Meyer School(1917) was a school in Algiers on General Meyer Avenue; renamed to honorHarriet Tubmanin the 1990s, the facility operates today as Harriet Tubman Charter School, one of Crescent City Schools' three charter elementary schools. In 2016, the building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.It is located at the southeast corner of General Meyer and Behrman, across from the U.S. Naval Station Algiers Historic District and the city's Federal City complex.
See also[edit]
- List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References[edit]
- ^"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903".GovInfo.gov.U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 41.Retrieved2 July2023.
- ^[1]ArchivedOctober 5, 2007, at theWayback Machineat isjl.org<--dead link, April 2015.
- ^Biographical Directory of the United States Congress,retrieved 28 Jan. 2016.
- ^Germans of Louisianaby Ellen C. Merrill. Pelican Publishing, 2014.
External links[edit]
- United States Congress."Adolph Meyer (id: M000679)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Adolph MeyeratFind a Grave
- Adolph Meyer, late a representative from Louisiana, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1909
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