Pierre Emile Bonford (sometimes reported as Peter Emile Bonford; 1820 – August 17, 1864) was a justice of the

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from 1863 to 1864. Bonford was "a distinguished and leading member of the New Orleans bar"."Death of an Eminent Louisianian", ''Memphis Daily Appeal'' (September 28, 1864), p. 2. Prior to the

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, Bonford was associated with the law firm of Benjamin, Bonford & Finney. He was a member of the convention for the

Louisiana secession The U.S. state of History of Louisiana, Louisiana declared that it had Secession in the United States, seceded from the United States on January 26, 1861. It then announced that it had joined the Confederate States of America, Confederate States ...

. He subsequently accepted the position of aide-de-camp to Confederate General Richard Taylor, resigning from that position in March 1863 to accept an appointment from the Confederate State Government to the Louisiana Supreme Court.''Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana'' (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., ''The Louisiana Historical Quarterly'' (1922), p. 119. He served on the court until his death at

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, Aug. 17, 1864.''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' (September 10, 1864), p. 2.

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