Arnaud Beauvais

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American politician (1783–1843)

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Field	Value
image	ArmandBeauvais.jpg
order1	7th
office1	Governor of Louisiana
term_start1	6 October 1829
term_end1	14 January 1830
predecessor1	Pierre Derbigny
successor1	Jacques Dupre
office2	President of the Louisiana Senate
term_start2	1827
term_end2	1830
office3	Member of the Louisiana Senate
term_start3	1823
term_end3	1830
office4	Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
term_start4	1820
term_end4	1822
office5	Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
term_start5	1814
term_end5	1822
birth_date
birth_place	Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, New Spain
death_date
death_place	New Orleans, Louisiana
party	Whig, Democratic Republican
spouse	Louise Delphine Labatut
predecessor2	Henry S. Thibodaux
successor2	Jacques Dupré
predecessor4	David C. Ker
successor4	André B. Roman
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| image = ArmandBeauvais.jpg | order1 = 7th | office1 = Governor of Louisiana | term_start1 = 6 October 1829 | term_end1 = 14 January 1830 | predecessor1 = Pierre Derbigny | successor1 = Jacques Dupre | office2 = President of the Louisiana Senate | term_start2 = 1827 | term_end2 = 1830 | office3 = Member of the Louisiana Senate | term_start3 = 1823 | term_end3 = 1830 | office4 = Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | term_start4 = 1820 | term_end4 = 1822 | office5 = Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | term_start5 = 1814 | term_end5 = 1822 | profession = | birth_date = | birth_place = Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, New Spain | death_date = | death_place = New Orleans, Louisiana | party = Whig, Democratic Republican | spouse = Louise Delphine Labatut | predecessor2 = Henry S. Thibodaux | successor2 = Jacques Dupré | predecessor4 = David C. Ker | successor4 = André B. Roman Arnaud Julie Beauvais (September 6, 1783 – November 18, 1843), also known as Armand Beauvais, or Arnaud Jules Beauvais, was the seventh Governor of Louisiana, as well as member and Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and member and President of the Louisiana State Senate. His governorship oversaw little change, aside from the transition of the capital of Louisiana being moved from New Orleans to Donaldsonville. He worked as a merchant and plantation owner, as well.

Biography

Early life

Arnaud Beauvais was born on September 6, 1783, in Pointe Coupee Parish to slaveholding, wealthy, parents Pierre Charles St. James Beauvais and Marie Françoise Richer. He was the youngest of eight siblings and received limited education in the form of private tutoring. By 1806, he purchased a plantation from his widowed mother and a slave. His plantation included eleven arpents (2,112 feet) of frontage land on the Mississippi River. In 1810, he married Louise Delphine Labatut.

A French Louisianian, he was Catholic.

Career

His first political role came about when William C. C. Claiborne named him the Justice of the peace of Pointe Coupee Parish in 1810. Shortly thereafter, he became an administrators of the Point Coupee school district. His career continued, and he, a supporter of John Quincy Adams, soon thereafter was elected into the Louisiana House of Representatives, serving in 1814, 1816, and 1818. He then took a short break, before returning in 1821 to serve as the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1821 to 1823. During his tenure as Speaker of the House, he also ran for State Senate office as a Whig, being elected in 1822. He would soon thereafter serve as President of the Louisiana State Senate from 1827 to 1830, but was soon thereafter required to serve as the Governor.

After his governorship, he served on the House from 1833 to 1834 after the resignation of a Representative Chenevert.

Governor

As President of the Senate, Arnaud was next in line to governorship. This came when Governor Pierre Derbigny was thrown from a carriage after ten months in office, dying from injuries sustained.

Under Beauvais, the Louisiana capital was moved from New Orleans to Donaldsonville. His three-month period as acting Governor ended when his bid for reelection as Governor during the special election of 1830 failed. He only ended up receiving 18% of the vote. This campaign was financed using a loan, which he eventually had to pay off, leading to financial woes and the selling of his estate in 1839.

Death

Arnaud Beauvais died in his New Orleans home on 18 November 1843. He is buried in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2.

References

|before=David C. Ker |title=Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives Armand Beauvais |years= 1820–1822 |after=Andre B. Roman}}

References

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