Louis A. Wiltz
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Louis Alfred Wiltz was an American politician from the state of Louisiana. He served as 29th governor of Louisiana from 1880 to 1881 and before that time was the mayor of New Orleans, lieutenant gover
Portrait by Theodore Sidney, 1879.
Francis T. Nicholls
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Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls was an American attorney, politician, and soldier who served as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army, the 28th Governor of Louisiana, and as Chief Justice
Louis A. Wiltz
…governor. He was succeeded by E. D. Estilette. With the implementation of the new Louisiana state constitution of 1879, the gubernatorial term of Francis T. Nicholls was cut short by one year. An election was held in 1879, and Louis Wiltz easily defeated his Republican opponent. Wiltz's term as governor was one rife…
Gov. Francis T. Nicholls
General Francis T. Nicholls in Confederate uniform.
The inauguration of Governor Nicholls on the balcony of St. Patrick's Hall in New Orleans, January 8th, 1877.