Etienne Mazureau
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Étienne Mazureau had a distinguished career as a French and later a Louisiana lawyer
, serving three times as Attorney General of Louisiana and as Secretary of State of Louisiana
.
Mazureau was born in France
, moved to Louisiana
early in life, and was living in New Orleans by 1805. He married Aimée Grima and had at least two children: Adolphe and Clara Mazureau who was the subject of a portrait by Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans
.
Mazureau was described as being "[o]f a medium size, compactly built, with flashing dark eyes, intensely black hair, and a brown complexion, he is a perfect specimen of the Southern type, as if to the manner and to the manor born."
He appears in Alexis de Tocqueville
's Democracy in America
in which he discusses with Tocqueville his views on life in Louisiana, the condition of slaves and other issues.
Mazureau was a law partner with Edward Livingston
and practiced law in New Orleans. In 1815, he was appointed the second Attorney General of the State of Louisiana and served for two years. In 1817, Mazureau was appointed Secretary of State of Louisiana, serving until 1821. He was then appointed Attorney General again in 1821 and remained in that position until 1824. His third and final term as Attorney General was from 1833-1841.
He died in New Orleans in 1849.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, serving three times as Attorney General of Louisiana and as Secretary of State of Louisiana
Secretary of State of Louisiana
The Secretary of State of Louisiana is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The position was created by Article 4, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution.The current Secretary of State is Tom Schedler....
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Mazureau was born in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, moved to Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
early in life, and was living in New Orleans by 1805. He married Aimée Grima and had at least two children: Adolphe and Clara Mazureau who was the subject of a portrait by Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans
Jacques Amans
Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans was a Frenchneoclassical portrait painter working in New Orleans in the 1840s and 1850s.Amans was born in Maastricht, a Belgian city at the time. His father, Paul Serge AMANS, born in Narbonne in 1765, was a French officer of Napoléon...
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Mazureau was described as being "[o]f a medium size, compactly built, with flashing dark eyes, intensely black hair, and a brown complexion, he is a perfect specimen of the Southern type, as if to the manner and to the manor born."
He appears in Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution . In both of these works, he explored the effects of the rising equality of social conditions on the individual and the state in...
's Democracy in America
Democracy in America
De la démocratie en Amérique is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. A "literal" translation of its title is Of Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America...
in which he discusses with Tocqueville his views on life in Louisiana, the condition of slaves and other issues.
Mazureau was a law partner with Edward Livingston
Edward Livingston
Edward Livingston was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. He represented both New York, and later Louisiana in Congress and he served as the U.S...
and practiced law in New Orleans. In 1815, he was appointed the second Attorney General of the State of Louisiana and served for two years. In 1817, Mazureau was appointed Secretary of State of Louisiana, serving until 1821. He was then appointed Attorney General again in 1821 and remained in that position until 1824. His third and final term as Attorney General was from 1833-1841.
He died in New Orleans in 1849.