Henry Adams Bullard

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Henry Adams Bullard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 2nd and 3rd district
In office
1831 - 1834 (3rd Dist.)
1850 - 1851 (2nd Dist.)
Preceded by Walter Hampden Overton (3rd Dist.)
Charles Magill Conrad (2nd Dist.)
Succeeded by Rice Garland (3rd Dist.)
Joseph Aristide Landry (2nd Dist.)
Personal details
Born (1788-09-09)September 9, 1788
Pepperell, Massachusetts
Died April 17, 1851(1851-04-17) (aged 62)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party Democratic (3rd Dist.)
Whig (2nd Dist.)
Spouse(s) Sarah Maria Kaiser

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, resigned in 1834, 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, Secretary of State of Louisiana, and served in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He died in New Orleans and was interred at the Girod Street Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Walter Hampden Overton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district

March 4, 1831 – January 4, 1834
Succeeded by
Rice Garland
Preceded by
Charles Magill Conrad
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

December 5, 1850 – March 3, 1851
Succeeded by
Joseph Aristide Landry
Legal offices
Preceded by
Alexander Porter
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Henry Adams Bullard

1834 – 1846
Succeeded by
unknown


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