Henry Adams Bullard

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Henry Adams Bullard (September 9, 1788 – April 17, 1851) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat and one as a Whig.

Bullard was born in Pepperell, Massachusetts, attended Harvard and studied law in Boston and Philadelphia. He accompanied General José Álvarez Toledo on his expedition into Texas in 1813. He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the 22nd and 23rd Congresses and later served as a Whig in the 31st Congress. He was also a professor at the Law School of Louisiana, judge of the Supreme Court of Louisiana and Secretary of State of Louisiana. He died in New Orleans and was interred at the Girod Street Cemetery.

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• Bio at Congress.gov
• Political Graveyard

Preceded by: Walter Hampton Overton	United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana 1850–1851	Succeeded by: Rice Garland
Preceded by: Charles Magill Conrad	United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Louisiana 1850–1851	Succeeded by: Joseph Aristide Landry