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Louis Trezevant Wigfall (April 21, 1816 - February 18, 1874) was an American politician who served variously as a member of the Texas Legislature, the United States Senate, and the Confederate Senate. Wigfall was among a group of leading secessionists known as Fire-Eaters, a faction that advocated the preservation and expansion of an aristocratic agrarian society based on slave labor. He briefly served as a CS Brigadier General of the Texas Brigade at the outset of the American Civil War before taking his seat in the Confederate Senate. Wigfall's reputation for oratory and hard-drinking, along with a combative nature and high-minded sense of personal honor, made him one of the more imposing political figures of his time.

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  • Louis Wigfall
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  • Louis Trezevant Wigfall (April 21, 1816 - February 18, 1874) was an American politician who served variously as a member of the Texas Legislature, the United States Senate, and the Confederate Senate. Wigfall was among a group of leading secessionists known as Fire-Eaters, a faction that advocated the preservation and expansion of an aristocratic agrarian society based on slave labor. He briefly served as a CS Brigadier General of the Texas Brigade at the outset of the American Civil War before taking his seat in the Confederate Senate. Wigfall's reputation for oratory and hard-drinking, along with a combative nature and high-minded sense of personal honor, made him one of the more imposing political figures of his time.
  • Louis Trezevant Wigfall (April 21, 1816 – February 18, 1874) was an American politician from Texas who served as a member of the Texas Legislature, United States Senate, and Confederate Senate. Wigfall was among a group of leading secessionists known as Fire-Eaters, advocating the preservation and expansion of an aristocratic agricultural society based on slave labor. He briefly served as a Confederate Brigadier General of the Texas Brigade at the outset of the American Civil War before taking his seat in the Confederate Senate. Wigfall's reputation for oratory and hard-drinking, along with a combative nature and high-minded sense of personal honor, made him one of the more imposing political figures of his time.
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Office
  • Confederate States Senator
  • from Texas
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  • 1861(xsd:integer)
term start
  • 1859-12-05(xsd:date)
  • 1862-02-18(xsd:date)
Birth Date
  • 1816-04-21(xsd:date)
Branch
death place
  • Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Name
  • Louis Trezevant Wigfall
  • Louis Wigfall
Alma mater
  • University of Virginia
  • University of South Carolina, Columbia
Party
  • Democratic
Birth Place
Title
Cause of Death
  • Apoplexy
term end
  • 1861-03-23(xsd:date)
  • 1865-05-10(xsd:date)
death date
  • 1874-02-18(xsd:date)
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  • 35(xsd:integer)
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  • Confederate States
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  • United States Senator
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Before
  • Matthias Ward
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