Pierre Soule

Biographical Information: Pierre Soule was born near Bordeaux, France in 1801. He studied and practiced law and journalism in France. He was imprisoned for publishing revolutionary articles in 1825, but he escaped to England, went to Haiti in 1824, and then to the United States. He settled in New Orleans and became a lawyer and statesman. He served in the Senate in 1847 and from 1849 to 1853. During the American Civil War when New Orleans was captured he was imprisoned, he later escaped to the Bahamas, and then moved to Cuba, before returning to New Orleans before his death. He married Henrietta (nee Mercier) with whom he had atleast one child, Nelvil Soule.

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Last modified August 28, 2018. Accessed on August 28, 2018.
Additional notes: American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; Freeman, Arthur. “The Early Career of Pierre Soulé.” Louisiana Historical Quarterly 25 (October 1942): 970-1127; Moore, John Preston. "Pierre Soulé: Southern Expansionist and Promoter." Journal of Southern History 21 (May 1955): 203-23.; Find a Grave. Last modified August 28, 2018. Accessed on August 28, 2018.
Additional notes: BURIAL Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA PLOT SOC plat Square 2 St Patrick Aisle (Alley 3-R) M 32 MEMORIAL ID 7931377 · View Source
Citation(s) for Birth Information:: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Last modified August 28, 2018. Accessed on August 28, 2018.
Additional notes: American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; Freeman, Arthur. “The Early Career of Pierre Soulé.” Louisiana Historical Quarterly 25 (October 1942): 970-1127; Moore, John Preston. "Pierre Soulé: Southern Expansionist and Promoter." Journal of Southern History 21 (May 1955): 203-23.
Citation(s) for Death Information:: Ancestry Library. Last modified August 28, 2018. Accessed on August 28, 2018.