Joseph Aristide Landry

Joseph Aristide Landry (July 10, 1817 – March 9, 1881) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Whig.

For the Canadian politician, see Joseph P. Landry.
Joseph Aristide Landry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byHenry Adams Bullard
Succeeded byTheodore Gaillard Hunt
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
1840
Personal details
Born(1817-07-10)July 10, 1817
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
DiedMarch 9, 1881(1881-03-09) (aged 63)
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Political partyWhig

Biography

Joseph Landry was born near Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, on July 10, 1817. He attended school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Political career

He served member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1840, then elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress, serving from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853.

Later career

After leaving Congress, he was president of the police jury of Ascension Parish in 1861.

Civil War

Before the Civil War, he was first sergeant in the Chasseurs de l'Ascension. During the war, he attached to Company B of the Cannoneers of Donaldsonville, fighting on the side of the Confederacy.

Death and burial

He died near Donaldsonville on March 9, 1881, and is interred in Donaldsonville Catholic Cemetery.

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