Edward Sparrow (December 29, 1810 – July 4, 1882) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from

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from 1862 to 1865.

Biography

Sparrow was born in

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, Ireland. He represented

in the

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from 1861 to 1862. He was a Senator from Louisiana in both the

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and the Second Confederate States congresses, serving from 1862 to 1865. He was one of just eight men to be members of the Confederate Congress from its beginning to its end. For the entire war he was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs. He was the wealthiest man in the Confederate Government and one of the wealthiest in the entire South. The 1860 Census cites his wealth at $1.2 million, which would be comparable to being a billionaire today. In the 1860 census he is listed as having four land holdings, one in

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and three in

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, including the Arlington Plantation in

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. Even in 1880, after the war, East Carroll Parish was the most productive cotton-growing parish or county in the nation. He owned the Arlington Plantation from the 1850s until his death, and is buried in the family cemetery there. wit
four photos and two maps

References

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