Meyer, Adolph, 1842-1908

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Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing Louisiana's 1st congressional district. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908.

Born in Natchez, Mississippi, he attended the common schools before matriculating at the University of Virginia. Before graduating, Meyer enlisted in the Confederate Army, eventually on the staff of Brigadier General John Stuart Williams of Kentucky and attaining the rank of assistant adjutant general. He returned to Natchez and worked as a planter before moving to New Orleans where he engaged in banking. In 1879, he was elected colonel of the First Regiment of the Louisiana State National Guard; in 1881, Governor Louis Wiltz appointed him brigadier general of the First Brigade, embracing all the uniformed militia in the State.

Meyer was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1890 from the New Orleans-based 1st congressional district and would go on to be re-elected eight times, serving until his death in New Orleans in 1908. During the Fifty-third Congress (1893-1895), Meyer served as chairman of the Committee on Militia. He was interred in Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.

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referencedIn Fitzpatrick, John, 1844-1919. Papers, 1892-1896. New Orleans public library
referencedIn Capdevielle, Paul, 1842-1922. Papers, 1900-1904. New Orleans public library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Charlottesville VA US
New Orleans LA US
Natchez MS US
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Bankers
Plantation owners
Representatives, U.S. Congress
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Birth 1842-10-19

Death 1908-03-09

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