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|image=ArmandBeauvais.jpg
|image=ArmandBeauvais.jpg
|order1 = 7th
|order1 = 7th
|office1 = Governor of Louisiana
|office1 = Governor of Louisiana
|term_start1 = October 6, 1829
|term_start1 = 6 October 1829
|term_end1 = January 14, 1830
|term_end1 = 14 January 1830
|predecessor1= [[Pierre Derbigny]]
|predecessor1= [[Pierre Derbigny]]
|successor1 = [[Jacques Dupre]]
|successor1 = [[Jacques Dupre]]
|office2 = Member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]
|office2 = Member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]
|term_start2 = 1814
|term_end2 = 1821
|office3 = Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
|term_start3 = 1821
|term_end3 = 1823
|office4 = Member of the [[Louisiana State Senate|Louisiana Senate]]
|term_start4 = 1822
|term_end4 = 1827
|office5 = President of the Louisiana Senate
|term_start5 = 1827
|term_end5 = 1830
|profession = merchant, plantation owner
|birth_date = {{birth date|1783|9|6|mf=y}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1783|9|6|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana]]
|birth_place = [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana]]
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1843|11|18|1783|9|6}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1843|11|18|1783|9|6}}
|death_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|death_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|party = [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|party = [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]], [[Democratic Republican]]
|spouse = Louise Delphine Labatut
|spouse = Louise Delphine Labatut
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|title = Other offices
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| 1810-?: Justice of the peace of Pointe Coupee Parish
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'''Arnaud Julie Beauvais''' (September 6, 1783 – November 18, 1843), also known as '''Armand Beauvais''', or '''Arnaud Jules Beauvais''', was the [[List of Governors of Louisiana|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 Franáoise Richer. He was the youngest of eight siblings and received limited education in the form of private tutoring.<ref name="Tulane Father">{{cite web |title=Sale of slaves by St. James Beauvais, Pointe Coupée, to Jean Baptiste Beauvais {{!}} Tulane University Digital Library |url=https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane%3A12185 |website=digitallibrary.tulane.edu |access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="64 Parishes" /> In 1810, he married Louise Delphine Labatut.<ref name="enlou">{{cite web |title=Governor Armand Beauvais |url=http://www.enlou.com/people/beauvaisa-bio.htm |website=enlou.com |access-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625111449/http://www.enlou.com/people/beauvaisa-bio.htm |archive-date=17 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="Tulane">{{cite web |title=Sale of slave by A. Bonnamy to Arnaud Beauvais and by the latter to Jean Baptiste Beauvais {{!}} Tulane University Digital Library |url=https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane%3A12138 |website=digitallibrary.tulane.edu |access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="NGA">{{cite web |title=Governor's Information |url=http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=0b15e3b499f66010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD |website=National Governor's Association |access-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014542/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=0b15e3b499f66010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref>

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 [[List of speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives|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 Party (United States)|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.<ref name="enlou" /><ref name="Legislative Membership">{{cite web |title=MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2008 |website=legis.state.la |access-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127233419/http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1812-2008.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2007|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1812-2008.pdf}}</ref><ref name="64 Parishes">{{cite web |last1=Gentry |first1=Judith |title=Arnaud Julie Beauvais |url=https://64parishes.org/entry/arnaud-julie-beauvais |website=64 Parishes |access-date=6 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

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


====Governor====
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'''Arnaud Julie Beauvais''' (September 6, 1783 – November 18, 1843), also known as '''Armand Beauvais''', was a justice of the peace, a Member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]], Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, President of the Louisiana Senate and the [[List of Governors of Louisiana|seventh Governor of Louisiana]].
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 [[Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1830|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.<ref name="NGA" /><ref name="findagrave">{{cite web |last1=McKern |first1=Bill |title=Arnaud Jules Beauvais (1783-1843) - Find a Grave... |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43498230/arnaud-jules-beauvais |website=www.findagrave.com |access-date=6 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
He was born September 6, 1783, in [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana]]. He was serving as president of the Louisiana Senate, to which he had been elected as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]], when Governor [[Pierre Derbigny]] was killed. Derbigny was thrown from his carriage on October 6, 1829, ten months into his term as governor. Beauvais served as acting governor for three months and then resigned to run for a full term as governor in the [[Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1830|special election of 1830]]. He ended up placing third in the election with 18% of the vote. Governor Beauvais was then elected to the Louisiana Senate and served until 1834.


===Death===
Beauvais died in [[New Orleans]] in 1843.
Arnaud Beauvais died in his New Orleans home on 18 November 1843. He is buried in [[Saint Louis Cemetery#Saint Louis No. 2|Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2]].<ref name="findagrave" />


==Sources==
==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080221024146/http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/365/Default.aspx State of Louisiana - Biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070127233419/http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1812-2008.pdf Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives 1812 - 2008]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014542/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=0b15e3b499f66010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD National Governors Association]


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Arnaud Beauvais
7th Governor of Louisiana
In office
6 October 1829 – 14 January 1830
Preceded byPierre Derbigny
Succeeded byJacques Dupre
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
1814–1821
Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
1821–1823
Member of the Louisiana Senate
In office
1822–1827
President of the Louisiana Senate
In office
1827–1830
Personal details
Born(1783-09-06)September 6, 1783
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
DiedNovember 18, 1843(1843-11-18) (aged 60)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Political partyWhig, Democratic Republican
SpouseLouise Delphine Labatut
Other offices
  • 1810-?: Justice of the peace of Pointe Coupee Parish
Professionmerchant, plantation owner

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 Franáoise Richer. He was the youngest of eight siblings and received limited education in the form of private tutoring.[1] 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.[2] In 1810, he married Louise Delphine Labatut.[3][4][5]

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.[3][6][2]

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.[5][7]

Death

Arnaud Beauvais died in his New Orleans home on 18 November 1843. He is buried in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Sale of slaves by St. James Beauvais, Pointe Coupée, to Jean Baptiste Beauvais | Tulane University Digital Library". digitallibrary.tulane.edu. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Gentry, Judith. "Arnaud Julie Beauvais". 64 Parishes. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Governor Armand Beauvais". enlou.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 25 June 2007 suggested (help)
  4. ^ "Sale of slave by A. Bonnamy to Arnaud Beauvais and by the latter to Jean Baptiste Beauvais | Tulane University Digital Library". digitallibrary.tulane.edu. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Governor's Information". National Governor's Association. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2008" (PDF). legis.state.la. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b McKern, Bill. "Arnaud Jules Beauvais (1783-1843) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Armand Beauvais
1820–1822 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Louisiana
1829–1830 		Succeeded by
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