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Denis Prieur (mayor)

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Denis Prieur
Mayor of New Orleans
In office
April 4, 1842 – February 7, 1843
Preceded byWilliam Freret
Succeeded byPaul Bertus
In office
May 12, 1828 – April 9, 1838
Preceded byLouis Philippe de Roffignac
Succeeded byPaul Bertus
Personal details
Bornc. 1791
New Orleans, New Spain
DiedNovember 9, 1857(1857-11-09) (aged 65–66)
Political partyDemocratic

Denis Prieur (c. 1791 – November 9, 1857) served twice as mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. He served first as a Jacksonian from May 12, 1828, to April 9, 1838, after which he resigned to become of the mortgage registrar. He ran for governor in 1838, but was defeated by former Governor Andre B. Roman. He was again elected mayor, this time running as a Democrat, and served a second time from April 4, 1842, to February 7, 1843. In 1843, Prieur participated in a duel with political adversary and U.S. Senator George A. Waggaman, in which he fatally wounded the senator.

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New Orleans Public Library

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of New Orleans
1828–1838
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of New Orleans
1842–1843
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Louisiana
1838
Succeeded by