George Augustus Waggaman (1790 - 1843)

Born 1790 in Caroline County, Maryland, USA

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Died 31 Mar 1843 at about age 53 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Senator George Waggaman served for Louisiana in the War of 1812
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Preceded by Edward Livingston

George A. Waggaman US Senator (Class 2) from Louisiana[1] 1831—1835

Succeeded by Robert C. Nicholas

Biography

George Waggaman is Notable.

A brilliant young lawyer of Maryland born at Fairview, Dorchester County, Maryland in 1790. He was a member of a distinguished family of Virginia and Maryland, connected with the first families of America. The young Marylander, soon after his arrival in New Orleans in 1810 married Marie Camille Arnoult, who was heiress to the plantation on the west bank of the Mississippi first called Tchoupitoulas but later known as "Avondale".An ancient deed under date of 1769 shows that Tchoupitoulas was first owned by Sieur Delille Dupard, who bequeathed it to his daughter, Marie Delille Dupard who married Jean Arnoult, and it the went to their heirs. Avondale at 12 mile Point, was one of the most magnificent plantations in the state. The residence was built in 1840 at a cost of $40,000, and its entertainments were noted for their elegance and social importance, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster were intimates, and Mr. Clay visited Avondale. Senator Waggaman was an avowed leader of the Whig Party. He became engaged in an altercation with Dennie Prieur, leader of the Democratic faction, and former mayor of New Orleans, which resulted in an "affaire d'honneur" under the oaks. Waggaman expressly shot to miss but Prieur's shot struck his antagonist's leg severing an artery, and Waggaman died March 23, 1843 of gangrene, refusing to allow his leg to be amputated until too late. {Old Families of Louisiana by Stanley Clisby Arthur}

Sources

1. ↑ Charles Gayarré was elected by the legislature in 1835, but resigned due to ill health prior to being seated, vacant March 4, 1835 – January 13, 1836 when successor elected.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 7931290
• George A. Waggaman on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-MT4F : 11 March 2016), George A Waggaman, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 217; FHL microfilm 882,735.
• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J679-7Z7 : 25 June 2015), George Waggaman in entry for Mary Christine Macdonald, 03 Sep 1909; citing Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, yr 1909 cn 27614, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,621.

Research notes

• Some sources put birth year as 1782 and death date as 23 or 31st. Edwards, Thomas Clarke, The Waggaman's and Their Allied Families, 1983, various pages.

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