Thomas J. Semmes

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Thomas J. Semmes (1824-1899) Born in Washington, D.C., December 16, 1824. Member of Louisiana state legislature; delegate to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; Senator from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; Louisiana Attorney General, 1860-64; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879. Member, American Bar Association. Died in New Orleans, June 23, 1899. Interment at Metairie Cemetery.

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Political offices
Preceded by
E. Warren Moise
Attorney General of Louisiana
1860–1864
Succeeded by
F.S. Goode