Alexandre Etienne de Clouet
Born: June 9, 1812
Birthplace: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Father: Etienne Chevalier de Clouet 1787 – 1811
(Buried: Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Mother: Marie Aspasie Fuselier 1791 – 1812
(Buried: Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Wife: Marie – Louise Benoit St. Clair 1818 – 1891
(Died in Lafayette, Louisiana)
Children:
Marie Christine de Clouet Unknown – 1904
(Died in Lafayette, Louisiana)
Alexandre Etienne Desire de Clouet 1837 – 1837
(Buried: Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Sgt. Alexandre Baltasar “Alec” de Clouet Jr. 1838 – 1906
(Buried: Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Paul Louis de Clouet 1841 – 1919
(Buried: Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Gabrielle de Clouet 1853 – 1901
(Buried: Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Corienne de Clouet 1860 – 1909
(Buried: Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Political Party: Whig Party and Democratic Party
Education:
Attended Georgetown College
1829: Graduated from St. Joseph’s College
Occupation before War:
Went on a tour of Europe visiting his French relatives
Planter in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana making a fortune
1837: Louisiana State Representative
1849: Unsuccessful Whig Party Candidate for Governor of Louisiana
Civil War Career:
1861: Member of Louisiana State Secession Convention
1861 – 1862: Louisiana Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress
1861 – 1862: Supporter of the War effort
1861 – 1862: Opposed proposal to allow companies to volunteer directly into Confederate Service instead of through Militia
Brigadier General in the Louisiana State Militia
1861: Unsuccessful Candidate for Confederate States Senator
Occupation after War:
Managed to retain his plantation and worked to retrieve fortunes
Leader in reclaim Louisiana from Carpetbag regime
Died: June 26, 1890
Place of Death: Lafayette, Louisiana
Age at time of Death: 78 years old
Burial Place: Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana
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