Governor Louis Alfred Wiltz

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Governor Louis Alfred Wiltz

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Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, United States
Death: October 16, 1881 (37)
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, New Orleans, LA, United States (Tuberculosis)
Place of Burial: New Orleans, LA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jean Baptiste Theophile Wiltz and Louise Irene De Villaneuva
Husband of Marie Michaella Guerinière Wiltz
Father of George Wiltz; Sidonie Wiltz and Lucy Wiltz
Brother of Marie Francoise Pamela Wiltz; Thomas Joseph Wiltz and Irene Constance Wiltz

Occupation: 27th Governor of Louisiana, Confederate Army officer, Mayor of New Orleans, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Lt. Governor
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About Governor Louis Alfred Wiltz

An ally of the Louisiana Lottery Company, Louis A. Wiltz was elected Governor under the Constitution of 1879, a pro-Democrat document written to replace the 1868 Constitution written by Republicans. As Lieutenant Governor, Wiltz had presided over the Constitutional Convention which reduced the term of Governor Francis T. Nicholls. Wiltz replaced Nicholls as the Democratic nominee and defeated a weak Republican opponent.

Wiltz's term is notable mainly for his support of the corrupt lottery which controlled the Legislature. Public education was neglected, black disenfranchisement continued and State Treasurer Edward A. Burke, an ally of Wiltz, continued to embezzle state funds.

Wiltz died in office of tuberculosis in 1881.

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Governor Louis Alfred Wiltz's Timeline

1843
October 22, 1843
New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, United States
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1863
1867
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1881
October 16, 1881
Age 37
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, New Orleans, LA, United States
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St Louis Cemetery #2, New Orleans, LA, United States