Jean Baptiste Plauché

Jean Baptiste Plauché (28 January 1785 – 2 January 1860) was a Louisiana soldier and politician. He was lieutenant governor of Louisiana from 1850 to 1853 under Governor Joseph M. Walker.[1]

Jean Baptiste Plauché
Portrait by Jean Joseph Vaudechamp, 1836.
2nd Lieutenant governor of Louisiana
In office
1850–1853
GovernorJoseph Marshall Walker
Preceded byTrasimond Landry
Succeeded byWilliam Wood Farmer
Personal details
Born28 January 1785
New Orleans, Louisiana
Died2 January 1860 (aged 74)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceBattalion of Orleans
RankBrigadier general
Battles/wars

Biography

Plauché was born in New Orleans in 1785. His father had emigrated from Marseille, France, to Louisiana when he was 25 and established himself in New Orleans, where he earned a reputation as an "honest and industrious man". His mother was a New Orleans native who was educated at the Ursuline Academy. Plauché learned many of the gentlemanly customs of his day from his mother.[2]

In the Battle of New Orleans, Major Plauché headed the Bataillon d'Orleans militia. He had formed the battalion from five uniformed companies and with the assistance of Senator Edward Livingston. At the time (December 1814 – January 1815), he was 29 years old. Colonel Andrew Jackson was so impressed with the performance of the Bataillon d'Orleans and Plauché that he praised them in a letter before he left the city. After Jackson's retirement from public life, he and Plauché kept up a friendly correspondence. Plauché later rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Legion of Louisiana.[2]

Plauché was married to Mathilde St. Amand (22 October 1791 – 26 October 1840). They had seven children.

Tributes

Camp Plauché, a troop staging area near Harahan, Louisiana, during World War II, was named in his honor.[3]

References
  1. Morazan, Ronald R. (1979). Biographical Sketches of the Veterans of the Battalion of Orleans, 1814–1815. Legacy Publishing Company. ISBN 0-918784-51-4.
    - Fortier, Alcée (1904). A history of Louisiana. Paris: Goupil & co. of Paris, Manzi, Joyant & co., successors. p. 250.
  2. "Biography of Gen. J. B. Plauche". New Orleans Weekly Delta. 9 July 1849. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. "Louisiana's Military Heritage: Forts, Camps, and Bases". Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
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