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Charles Laveau Trudeau (1743–1816) also known as Charles Trudeau ''dit'' Laveau or ''
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'' Carlos Trudeau or ''Don'' Carlos Trudeau Laveau, served as the acting mayor of
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in 1812 (May 23 – Oct. 8). His name includes a French honorific, ''dit Laveau,'' a tradition often used to carry forward the name of a revered woman in the family; in this case Charles' paternal great-great-grandmother, Marie Catherine de Lavaux (1621,
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, Québec, Canada). Charles Laveau Trudeau was the
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from the early 1780s until he resigned in 1805 (in the U.S.
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period), or about twenty years. His name on maps and grants is recorded as Don Carlos Trudeau. A few years later, he served as recorder, and as president, of the city council. It was during his tenure as recorder that James Mather resigned and Charles Trudeau became interim mayor. Charles Trudeau was born in New Orleans during the French regime to Jean-Baptiste Trudeau and Marianne Carrière. He married Charlotte Perrault (or Peyraud). The couple's children were: Caroline, who married Thomas Urquhart; Celestine, who became the second wife of General
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; Josephine, who married Manuel Andry, Jr.; and Manette, who married Dr. Josias Eliot Kerr. He is also the biological grandfather of
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, whose mother was Marguerite D'Arcantel (aka Marguerite Toussainte d'Arcantel Henry), a free woman of color.


See also

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Lafayette Square (New Orleans) Lafayette Square is the second-oldest public park in New Orleans, Louisiana (after Jackson Square), located in the present-day Central Business District. During the late 18th century, this was part of a residential area called Faubourg Sainte Mar ...
, established by Charles Trudeau *
Zénon Trudeau Zénon Trudeau (1748–1813) was a soldier, planter, and administrator who served as Lieutenant-governor of Upper Louisiana, New Spain, between 1792 and 1799. Biography Born in New Orleans, Trudeau joined the Spanish Army in his youth, a pl ...
, his brother


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TRUDEAU, Charles Laveau
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compilation. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trudeau, Charles 1743 births 1816 deaths People from New Orleans Mayors of New Orleans