Andrew Herron
Member-elect of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 4th district
Died before taking office
Preceded byNewton C. Blanchard
Succeeded byNewton C. Blanchard
Attorney General of Louisiana
In office
1865
GovernorHenry Allen
Preceded byFlavillus Goode
Succeeded byB. L. Lynch
Secretary of State of Louisiana
In office
1852–1859
GovernorPaul Hébert
Robert Wickliffe
Preceded byCharles Gayarré
Succeeded byPliny Hardy
Personal details
Born
Andrew Stewart Herron

(1823-10-27)October 27, 1823
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 1882(1882-11-27) (aged 59)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Andrew Stewart Herron (October 27, 1823 – November 27, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and military officer.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Herron was a banker and lawyer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He served as Secretary of State of Louisiana from 1852 to 1859. Herron served as a delegate to the Louisiana Secession Convention and then in the Confederate Army where he served as a military judge in Mobile, Alabama. In 1865, Herron was elected Louisiana Attorney General. Herron was in elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1882 and died on November 27, 1882, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before he took the oath of office.[1]

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Notes

  1. ^ 'Confederate Colonels,' Bruce A. Allardice, University of Missouri: 2008, Biographical Sketch of Andrew Stewart Herron, pg. 194
Political offices Preceded byCharles Gayarré Secretary of State of Louisiana 1852–1859 Succeeded byPliny Hardy Legal offices Preceded byFlavillus Goode Attorney General of Louisiana 1865 Succeeded byB. L. Lynch U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byNewton C. Blanchard Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Louisiana's 4th congressional district 1882 Succeeded byNewton C. Blanchard
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