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Walter C. Flower
Walter Chew Flower (1850-1900) was the 44th Mayor of New Orleans (April 27, 1896 – May 7, 1900). He was one of the participants and killers in the March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings The March 14, 1891, New Orleans lynchings were the murders of 11 Italian Americans and immigrants in New Orleans, Louisiana, by a mob for their alleged role in the murder of police chief David Hennessy after some of them had been acquitted at tr ... of 11 Italian immigrants. References Mayors of New Orleans 1850 births 1900 deaths {{Louisiana-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of New Orleans
The post of Mayor of the City of New Orleans (french: Maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans) has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Louisiana Purchase — the acquisition by the U.S. of of the French province ''La Louisiane'' in 1803. In mayoral elections since 1930, New Orleans has used a two-round system with a preliminary round and a runoff if no candidate reached a majority in the first round. List All mayors of New Orleans since 1872 have been Democrats. Acting military mayors during the Civil War and Reconstruction The following are the Union Army-appointed acting military mayors that served during the military's occupation of the city during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era: See also * New Orleans mayoral elections * Timeline of New Orleans References * * {{New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans ( , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 14, 1891 New Orleans Lynchings
The March 14, 1891, New Orleans lynchings were the Lynching in the United States, murders of 11 Italian Americans and immigrants in New Orleans, Louisiana, by a mob for their alleged role in the murder of New Orleans Police Department, police chief David Hennessy after some of them had been acquitted at trial. It was the largest single mass lynching in American history. Most of the lynching victims accused in the murder had been rounded up and charged due to their Italian ethnicity. The lynching took place the day after the trial of nine of the nineteen men indicted in Hennessy's murder. Six of these defendants were acquitted, and a mistrial was declared for the remaining three because the jury failed to agree on their verdicts. There was a widespread belief in the city that Italian-American organized crime was responsible for the killing of the police chief, in a period of Anti-Italianism, anti-Italian sentiment and rising crime. Italian-American voters were also known to prefer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fitzpatrick (mayor Of New Orleans)
John Fitzpatrick ( Fairfield, Vermont, May 1, 1844 – April 8, 1919) was an American mayor of New Orleans from April 25, 1892, to April 27, 1896. Early life Fitzpatrick was born in Fairfield, Vermont when his mother was on a visit to the city. At the age of six months he was brought to New Orleans, Louisiana where he was raised. He later became an orphan, along with his two brothers James and Michael Fitzpatrick and were given shelter in the St. Mary's Orphan Asylum. He received his education in the Louisiana public schools and started his career as a newspaper boy then moving onto being a carpenter. Political career In 1872 Fitzpatrick was elected Clerk of the First District Court. In 1874, he was appointed Clerk of the Superior Criminal Court, holding that office until elected Criminal Sheriff in 1878. He was later elected Commissioner of Public Works The Walsh Act is a legislation in the U.S. state of New Jersey that permits municipalities to adopt a non-parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Capdevielle
Paul Capdevielle (January 15, 1842 – August 14, 1922) was mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 9, 1900, to December 5, 1904. Biography Of French descent, he was educated at the Jesuit College of New Orleans, graduating in 1861. He served in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War, in the New Orleans Guard Regiment of Infantry, then in Boone's Louisiana Artillery. He was captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana in July, 1863. Paroled shortly afterward, and subsequently exchanged, he entered Legardeur's artillery battery, and continued in the Confederate service till the close of the war, when he surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, returning to New Orleans on foot. He read law at the Tulane University Law School, graduating in 1868, and served as an attorney until 1892. In 1892 he gave up the law to accept the presidency of the Merchants' Insurance Company, an important firm which was eventually liquidated. For thirteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of New Orleans
The post of Mayor of the City of New Orleans (french: Maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans) has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Louisiana Purchase — the acquisition by the U.S. of of the French province ''La Louisiane'' in 1803. In mayoral elections since 1930, New Orleans has used a two-round system with a preliminary round and a runoff if no candidate reached a majority in the first round. List All mayors of New Orleans since 1872 have been Democrats. Acting military mayors during the Civil War and Reconstruction The following are the Union Army-appointed acting military mayors that served during the military's occupation of the city during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era: See also * New Orleans mayoral elections * Timeline of New Orleans References * * {{New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans ( , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1850 Births
Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 185 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor Commodus rescind all power given to Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed. * Publius Helvius Pertinax is made governor of Britain and quells a mutiny of the British Roman legions who wanted him to become emperor. The disgruntled usurpers go on to attempt to assassinate the governor. * Tigidius Perennis, his family and many others are executed for conspiring against Commodus. * Commodus drains Rome's treasury to put on gladiatorial spectacles and confiscates property to suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
